Two and a half years ago Gina Carano was on top of the WMMA world. A muay thai fighter with looks to kill, she had all the qualities needed to become a megastar. Then she faced the unstoppable force that is Cristiane Santos and the rest as they say is history. Gina walked away from the sport to film the upcoming Steven Soderbergh movie ‘Haywire’ leaving everyone wondering if she’d ever return. Her scheduled bout this summer was cancelled without any explanation and it seemed like even Strikeforce founder Scott Coker had no idea if Carano would ever return whenever he was asked.
This weekend at UFC 141 Gina Carano finally appeared at a MMA event. Unfortunately it was as a spectator. Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting caught up with Carano to find out when fans can expect to see her back in the cage. Unfortunately, Gina was unable to give a definitive answer as her entire acting career is dependent on the success of “Haywire”. If the movie is a box office success it’s very likely that our last memory of Gina Carano in MMA will be of her getting smashed by Cris Cyborg. She also addresses the ongoing war of words between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey over who is using their looks more to fill the void left when Carano walked away from the sport. It is a 15 minute
Interview after the jump…