UFC President Dana White said this past weekend that he would reach a deal with Gina Carano this week to sign to legendary WMMA pioneer to a UFC contract to fight Ronda Rousey. However according to Jeremy Botter, a source close to Carano, there are some obstacles that Dana White will have to overcome.
Gina Carano to the UFC is not as much of a lock as I thought it was yesterday. Movie conflicts. Studio has to sign off.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) July 14, 2014
Studio worried that losing to Ronda will hurt Gina’s action hero allure. And yeah, it would.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) July 14, 2014
Not to say it won’t get done. Just that more forces are at play than just Dana negotiating with her agent. Not as simple.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) July 14, 2014