#1837 - Gina Carano

SPEAKER_2 (0:04)

The Joe Rogan Experience.

Gina Carano (0:17)

What if I don't have anything to say?

Joe Rogan (0:19)

You do, I guarantee you do. How did you avoid doing podcasts for this long?

Gina Carano (0:23)

Just saying no.

I just tell people, I'm kind of just don't know what's ever going to come out of my mouth, so it's going to get... I have no idea what we're going to talk about today.

Joe Rogan (0:32)

Well, that's good. It's always better that way. I mean, we could talk about anything. We could talk about... Well, there was a moment where you were going to come back.

You're the OG.

Gina Carano (0:42)

Oh. Well, I mean, gosh, there was...

Joe Rogan (0:46)

No, you're the OG.

Gina Carano (0:47)

Thank you.

Joe Rogan (0:48)

In terms of women's MMA, who the fuck is more OG than you? You're the original star.

Gina Carano (0:54)

Well, like, not MMA, but like Lucia Ryker.

Joe Rogan (0:57)

Yeah, for sure. Muay Thai and in boxing, yeah. And then there's Christy Martin and a lot of other folks.

Gina Carano (1:04)

And then there was like the Debbie Purcells and Aaron...

Joe Rogan (1:08)

And Wolf.

Gina Carano (1:09)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (1:09)

There's been a lot of like women combat sports athletes, but in terms of MMA, you're the OG.

Gina Carano (1:14)

Well, I appreciate that coming from you. That means a lot.

Joe Rogan (1:18)

What was it like back then? Because like, you were the OG when it was weird to be fighting, and it was weird to be fighting as a woman.

Gina Carano (1:24)

Yeah. It was just... You would go into the gym, and it was just... Well, we started at Master Totties, so there was a couple girls there that really liked to fight, but they liked to more look good and the attention that fighting came from.

It wasn't all about the fight.

Joe Rogan (1:43)

There's a lot of that now, right?

Gina Carano (1:44)

Now it's like that, but it was like that then too. I don't know, a lot of like the... What's her name? Erin...

God. Is Debbie Purcell and Erin something?

Joe Rogan (1:55)

Erin Toehill.

Gina Carano (1:57)

Toehill.

Joe Rogan (1:57)

Yes.

Gina Carano (1:58)

So they were actually the people, I would say, that started way before.

Joe Rogan (2:01)

Yeah, Erin, she's been around a long time.

Gina Carano (2:04)

And Cyborg was doing it as well.

Joe Rogan (2:07)

So Tara LaRosa.

Gina Carano (2:08)

Tara LaRosa.

Joe Rogan (2:11)

Old school.

Gina Carano (2:12)

Yeah, I know.

Joe Rogan (2:13)

The early days.

Gina Carano (2:14)

We're old.

Joe Rogan (2:15)

Yeah, we're old. But the early days were interesting because like, you know, there was a lot of people disparaging women fighting, you know, including Dana White.

Gina Carano (2:25)

Yeah, including most of the guys I trained with, which I love them. But, you know, even Mark Beecher, he was like, no, get out of here. I'm not going to train any women. Okay, fine. I'll train you, Gina. It'll be cool. But and now that's all he does, you know, you know, even let's say the Diaz boys, like I remember fighting on the same car as Nick, card as Nick Diaz.

And he was sitting next to me. And of course, I was just nervous because I absolutely adored him.

I still do. I think he's amazing. I just haven't seen him in like a decade.

But he was like, you know, we're sitting there before a fight, having our post, you know, weigh in dinner. And he was like, you know, I got to tell you, I don't really like women fighting. You obviously say it like that. He's like, you know, I don't like what you do. I don't like women fighting. And I was like, I was like, that's okay. You know, maybe you're just a little old fashioned.

And I was like, do you think my dad likes this? Do you think anybody in my family likes me fighting?

And he was like, no, old fashioned, okay. So I'm just old fashioned. And I'm like, yeah, you just might be a little old fashioned. And then he was like pulling out my chair and opening my door.

SPEAKER_2 (3:26)

He took it to the next level.

Gina Carano (3:27)

Yeah, he was like so sweet. I was like, he just needed to be told it's okay. You don't have to like it. You know, it's old fashioned. So.

Joe Rogan (3:34)

Yeah, some people get disturbed watching women get bloodied up. That's a big one for some folks.

Gina Carano (3:40)