{"id":703905,"date":"2026-05-30T08:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/703905\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T08:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:16:12","slug":"amanda-serrano-interested-in-mma-fight-gina-carano-has-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/703905\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Serrano Interested In MMA Fight, Gina Carano Has Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Amanda Serrano<br \/>\n                          &#8216;Serrano-Carano&#8217; In An MMA Cage<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Has A Ring To It!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 30, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:15 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/56e4007a6ca0456788544e70db0dbb06_md.png\" alt=\"052626  sports segment kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/amanda-serrano\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Serrano<\/a> isn&#8217;t just one of the best boxers in the world, she&#8217;s also an MMA fighter &#8230; and she&#8217;s interested in returning to the cage &#8212; and she has a big name opponent in mind!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gina-carano\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gina Carano<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260529_62c25905c0d242039d522b86cea7864a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:af901594-ed61-4fcd-9fb7-4029e75b7595\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/62c25905c0d242039d522b86cea7864a_md.png\" alt=\"sub ronda rousey amanda serrano gina carano mike perry getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>37-year-old Serrano &#8212; the unified featherweight world champion &#8212; chopped it up with Babcock ahead of her return to the ring (more on that in a minute) &#8230; when the topic of mixed martial arts came up.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260529_065e6778871f4ae08c96c07a48a6e653\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:af901594-ed61-4fcd-9fb7-4029e75b7595\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/065e6778871f4ae08c96c07a48a6e653_md.png\" alt=\"sub amanda serrano reina tellez getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We asked Amanda if she&#8217;d be interested in hopping on the next MVP MMA card.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;100%. I told [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jake-paul\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Paul<\/a>], listen, put me in coach, I&#8217;m ready to go in! It was a great show, live on Netflix, first time MVP&#8217;s done an MMA card, and it turned out beautiful. And if they decide to do it again, maybe before I&#8217;m completely done with fighting in general, I would love to go get in that cage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when we brought up Carano&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a2b2d9f2dfa04e8db33656a61cf7a62e_md.png\" alt=\"052026_nakisa_bidarian_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just days ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nakisa-bidarian\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nakisa Bidarian<\/a>, Most Valuable Promotions co-founder and CEO, told us they wanted to give Gina another fight after her return to the cage vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ronda-rousey\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ronda Rousey<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Listen, just hear the sound of it. &#8216;Serrano vs. Carano. Serrano, Carano!'&#8221; Amanda said while laughing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would be an honor to go in there with such a great fighter. She&#8217;s a striker as well. She comes from a kickboxing background. So ya never know. You never know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>FYI, Serrano is 2-0-1 as a professional MMA fighter &#8230; and her two wins are NOT by knockout &#8212; they were submissions &#8212; a guillotine and a rear-naked choke!<\/p>\n<p>Before she even thinks about getting into an MMA cage, A.S. will be back in the squared circle Saturday night &#8230; when she faces Cheyenne Hanson in El Paso. The fight will air on ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson, 17-2, is just 28 years old, and looking to make a name for herself against the established champ &#8230; something Serrano says she won&#8217;t let happen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amanda Serrano &#8216;Serrano-Carano&#8217; In An MMA Cage &#8230; Has A Ring To It!!! 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