Gina Carano Traded MMA Fame For An Acting Career

Many fans know about Gina Carano through her “Star Wars” role.

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She played Cara Dune in the Disney+ live-action series “The Mandalorian.”

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However, she was fired from Lucasfilm due to controversial social media posts.

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She was quickly scooped up by Ben Shapiro’s company The Daily Wire.

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Her upcoming film, “Terror on the Prairie” is coming out this summer.

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However, some fans don’t know that Carano was once an MMA fighter.

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Her career started in 2006 and she got an 8-0 professional record in only two years.

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She was also the first nationally televised female MMA winner to boot!

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She announced that she was going to take some time off after a knockout defeat by Cris Cyborg.

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