Brett Cooper

Back in 2015, Gina revealed that she had a nice dinner with Dana White and was offered a million dollars to fight Rousey, leaving quote unquote stoked.

But she said that she asked for six months to step away from Hollywood, find a real gym, and build a proper team.

But instead, Dana began speaking publicly about her signing.

Pressure mounted and then came a text from Dana to Gina that read, this bitch isn't fucking us around.

Gina replied, I think you sent that to the wrong person.

And Dana answered, I don't think I did.

And that was their last exchange.

At the time though, she said that the Ronda fight was not permanently dead.

And clearly, it was not dead because now, a decade later, it is finally happening.

However, for a lot of hardcore UFC and MMA fans, the comment section warriors, the keyboard warriors, they are bored.

They are over it, they are completely and utterly disinterested, and they are certainly making that known online.

In their article about the announcement, Daily Mail included comments like this.

Wow, this is gonna be really mid, wrote one user on X. Another said, this would have been really fun in 2014, not so much in 2026.

Who is actually gonna watch this trash, read another post.

And one fan joked, is this the nursing home tour?

Another joke read, wow, you gotta think that Ronda Rousey versus Gina Carano was gonna be the most anticipated fight of 2011.

But here's the thing.

I believe, actually I know that these individuals are missing the point because yes, this is not your average fight between two young guns.

These women are not at the pinnacle of their careers, but it is a comeback fight.

This is the celebration of two icons who were pioneers in their own right.