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Carano Settles Disney Lawsuit, Prepares Netflix MMA Return vs Rousey

5/1/2026

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Carano Returns MMA

Gina Carano settled her wrongful-termination lawsuit with Disney and Lucasfilm in August 2025, after which Lucasfilm said it looks forward to future opportunities with her.
In January 2026, Gina Carano held a Zoom conversation with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni.
Gina Carano has not spoken to co-star Pedro Pascal since February 2024, after Carl Weathers died.
Gina Carano will return to mixed-martial-arts competition against Ronda Rousey in a Netflix-streamed fight on May 16 2026.

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Carano Pursues Hollywood

Gina Carano hired a new manager-producer to pursue Hollywood projects and reshape storytelling after her lawsuit settlement.
Elon Musk backed her wrongful-termination suit filed in 2023, while by September 2024 she was pre-diabetic and began a six-month Las Vegas training regimen for a May 16 2026 MMA bout.
She said the outrage culture around her 2021 firing has simmered down and called the Star Wars fan debate a never-ending war she hopes will end.

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Carano Fights Rousey

Most Valuable Promotions will host a Carano-vs-Rousey bout on May 16 2026 at Los Angeles’s Intuit Dome, the venue’s MMA debut.
The promotion was founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian in 2021.
Carano, 43, is two inches taller than 39-year-old Rousey and has trained six months in a Las Vegas gym after a pre-diabetic phase.
Her new manager, also a producer, is arranging acting work for her after the fight.

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Carano Returns MMA

Gina Carano settled her wrongful-termination lawsuit with Disney and Lucasfilm in August 2025, after which Lucasfilm said it looks forward to future opportunities with her.
In January 2026, Gina Carano held a Zoom conversation with Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni.
Gina Carano has not spoken to co-star Pedro Pascal since February 2024, after Carl Weathers died.
Gina Carano will return to mixed-martial-arts competition against Ronda Rousey in a Netflix-streamed fight on May 16 2026.

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