{"id":325111,"date":"2026-04-27T04:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T23:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=325111"},"modified":"2026-04-27T04:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T23:19:14","slug":"gina-carano-reacts-to-tough-teammate-losing-every-round-of-his-ufc-vegas-116-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/gina-carano-reacts-to-tough-teammate-losing-every-round-of-his-ufc-vegas-116-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Gina Carano reacts to ‘tough’ teammate losing every round of his UFC Vegas 116 debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gina Carano heaped praise on a teammate after his UFC debut led to defeat. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The WMMA legend is currently preparing to fight for the primary time since getting stopped by Cris Cyborg 17 years ago.<\/p>\n

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Gina Carano is booked to face Ronda Rousey within the principal event of Netflix\u2019s first MMA show on May 16. <\/p>\n

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Who wins when Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano return to face one another?<\/h3>\n

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Gina Carano praises \u2018tough\u2019 UFC Vegas 116 loser <\/h2>\n

Gina Carano has been preparing for her comeback bout at Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Lucas Brennan is one among the people who find themselves helping Carano get able to fight for the primary time since 2009.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old featherweight made his UFC debut against Francis Marshall on Saturday night. <\/p>\n

Brennan lost every round on all three judges\u2019 scorecards after getting a late call-up to UFC Vegas 116. <\/p>\n

Still, Carano expressed pride in her teammate\u2019s gritty performance on social media after his unanimous decision defeat.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove your energy, my friend,\u201d Carano captioned footage of Brennan on her Instagram story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTough fight, and you might have one tough chin. <\/p>\n

\u201cSolid debut against a solid opponent. <\/p>\n

\u201cOnly up from here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Why is Gina Carano making a comeback? <\/h2>\n

Gina Carano launched a successful acting profession in Hollywood after walking away from MMA.<\/p>\n

The Mandalorian and Deadpool star says it was Ronda Rousey who convinced her to make a return.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, the motivation is that Ronda personally asked me. She was quite the charmer,\u201d Carano said during a launch press conference last month. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe asked me politely. She thanked me for therefore much. She inspired me. Other jobs type of got here up during this, but nothing was as essential as this.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo share this moment together with her and to be the one which she would come back for, she\u2019s my one as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get to live once, and this makes me feel so alive, so I\u2019m just super grateful for the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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