Five years after she was fired from The Mandalorian for her politically charged comments, Gina Carano is returning to MMA. This comes after a stint of roles, which includes Fast & Furious 6 and Deadpool. Ahead of her return, Carano spoke about how she felt about going back to MMA.<\/p>\n
Gina Carano talks about returning to MMA after being fired from The Mandalorian<\/p>\n
Gina Carano<\/a>, who was removed from The Mandalorian by Disney following controversial social media posts, had previously built a career in both acting and MMA. Carano portrayed Cara Dune in two seasons of the Disney+ series, a role that received strong audience recognition.<\/p>\n Her social media activity, which included posts comparing aspects of modern American politics to Nazi Germany, comments about COVID-19 mask usage, and remarks related to election claims, drew widespread criticism at the time and led to her exit from the show.<\/p>\n Five years later, Carano is now returning to MMA. \u201cThe last couple of years were a bit tough,\u201d Carano said ahead of her May 16 fight against Ronda Rousey (via EW<\/a>). \u201cAnd now my family looks at me and says, \u2018You look healthy again.\u2019 And my mom was like, \u2018Are you going to do this? You have to make a decision, yes or no. And if you do it, you do it 100%.’\u201d<\/p>\n Carano said that when she enters the ring, \u201call of the impurities and bullshit goes away.\u201d She added, \u201cI missed this feeling, and I think the people that care about me know how precious this is to get back to myself after losing myself for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of people only know me as an actor, and then they find out I\u2019m a fighter. And Ronda\u2019s been so gracious to reintroduce me to the world,\u201d she continued. \u201cSo it\u2019s really cool to have that recognized. I think that you\u2019re going to see the best of me. I really feel you\u2019re going to see the best version of me.\u201d<\/p>\n