Gina Carano admits she was pre-diabetic and had trouble walking before losing 100lb for comeback fight

Gina Carano has revealed she was over 240lb during the depths of her mental and physical health struggles before agreeing to a comeback fight.

It has been over 16 years since her last outing in a cage, and Carano has been through the wringer emotionally in recent years especially. But tomorrow night at Intuit Dome in California she will make her return to action against Ronda Rousey.

Both women have had to physically reinvent themselves in order to fight again, with Rousey giving birth to two children in the near-decade since her last fight. Now, they just have one more face-off to complete before finally stepping into the cage for one last effort.

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Gina Carano pens emotional message after 100lb weight loss

Ahead of her big return fight on Netflix tomorrow and after coming in considerably under the 145lb limit for her bout, Gina Carano shared an emotional message with fans on social media. She shared just how much she struggled at her lowest, and thanked them for their continued support.

“Ok. Vulnerable post but here we are,” Carano wrote to her 2.1 million followers. “I just weighed in at 141.4lb. Since Sept 2024 to today, May 15, 2026, I have lost 100lb.

“It hurts to say that and share but I am going to share it because I worked so damn hard every week for over a year and a half to shed this weight. It did not happen overnight.

“If it wasn’t for having this incredibly challenging goal in fighting @rondarousey I most definitely wouldn’t have reached this. I was pre-diabetic, had trouble simply walking in September and have been on the path to recovery to turn myself back into an athlete since then.

“It was hard, SO damn hard… There was so much to learn, too much to unpack here, ups, downs, plateaus, things I learned late I wish I learned earlier, trial by error but I did it. Thank you to Ronda, who waited patiently while I lost this weight and giving me something to aim for.

“There is still so much I need to learn and want to do in the health space and to continue transforming my body, but for today, I thank God, my husband and my family for sticking with and encouraging me the whole way.

“I pray this encourages you wherever you are in your health journey. Believe there is hope. Never give up. Ok… Enough emo, I’ve got a fight tomorrow. We’ve worked so hard to get here. Tune in!!”