Though she no longer fights in the cage, Gina Carano has been an icon in women’s MMA since her debut in 2006. She helped pioneer the sport with her charming persona, good looks, and skill.
Carano’s commercial appeal has also landed her in a number modeling and acting roles throughout the twilight of her career as a mixed martial artist and beyond. Both a role model and a sex symbol, there is little doubt that Carano has helped the sport gain the attention and recognition that it receives today.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the most sizzling encounters with this femme fatale.
5) Gina weighs in
4) In The Flesh
3) Girl Next Door
2) Skirts And Strikes
1) Femme Fatale
About Gina “Conviction” Carano
Gina Joy Carano is an American actress, television personality, fitness model, and former mixed martial artist. Carano began her training with straight Muay Thai to competitive MMA, where she competed in Strikeforce and EliteXC. She was featured in ESPN The Magazine as well as Maxim. Her popularity led to her being called the “face of women’s MMA” (although Carano herself rejected the title) and was ranked 5th on a list of the “Top 10 Influential Women” of 2008. In August 2009, Carano fought Cristiane Santos in Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, the first time two women headlined a major MMA event; Santos won.
Carano compiled a competitive record of 12–1–1 in Muay Thai and a 7–1 in women’s MMA. Outside the ring, Carano performed as Crush in the revamped 2008 television series American Gladiators. Carano has pursued a career in acting since she retired from competition. Her film debut in a starring role in Steven Soderbergh’s award-winning 2011 documentary Haywire earned a nomination for best actress in that genre at the 18th Critics’ Choice Awards.
Additional film credits include Fast & Furious 6 (2013), a starring role in In the Blood (2014), as Angel Dust in the Marvel Comics film Deadpool (2016), as Marcia in the documentary Kickboxer: Vengeance (also 2016), and as Hattie McAllister in Terror on the Prairie (2022) which he co-produced. Television roles include the aforementioned American Gladiators, as well as The Mandalorian and Running Wild with Bear Grylls, in which she played “Gina Carano.” Video game appearances include Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008) and Fast & Furious: Showdown (2013).
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