Gina Carano has admitted she would have faced serious harm if she hadn’t tapped out of her comeback fight against Ronda Rousey on Saturday night.
The 44-year-old hadn’t fought since 2009 when she faced Rousey in the contest, which was part of a high-profile MMA card on Netflix. The fight was a complete mismatch and lasted just 17 seconds, with Carano tapping out after Rousey, who was making her own comeback after nearly a decade away from competition, put her opponent in an armbar.
“I wanted to throw, battle, win, but I kicked when I should have moved and was down and done,” Carano wrote in an Instagram post on Monday. “If I hadn’t tapped she would’ve broken my arm, as it had begun to crackle. The disappointment of losing like that is very humbling.”
Carano turned to acting after her fighting career initially ended in 2009. However, she was fired from The Mandalorian after a series of controversial social media posts, which all but ended her mainstream acting career. In Monday’s post she hinted she may return to fight again, despite her one-sided loss to Rousey.
“Now I feel like this is just the beginning,” Carano wrote. “I can’t wait to see where I can push my body to go next.”
Rousey has repeatedly said Saturday’s fight was the final bout of her career. Carano paid tribute to her opponent in Monday’s post.
“I’m so glad the world got to experience this version of [Rousey] I found a beautiful woman, wife, mother, daughter, sister and legend. I adore you lady,” she wrote.
