Gina Carano Eyes Directing as Jake Paul Net Worth Draws Netflix Focus
Gina Carano said she wants to move behind the camera, and the jake paul net worth conversation may keep following the Netflix orbit around her next move. At Thursday’s press conference ahead of her bout with Ronda Rousey, the 44-year-old said she wants to direct her own project and get back to storytelling after spending more time in entertainment than in fighting.
Carano's 2009 return point
Carano last fought in 2009, when she lost to Cris Cyborg in a Strikeforce title fight. Her MMA run lasted just over three years and included only eight fights, which is a short ledger compared with the acting path she built after leaving the cage. That split career is why her remarks landed as more than a casual aside: she was talking about a next step after a comeback bout, not after a full-time fight career.
After leaving MMA, she landed roles in Deadpool and Fast & Furious, then built her biggest profile with The Mandalorian. Disney let her go following a social media controversy, and she has made appearances in two releases in 2022. She now leads a major show on Netflix, so her public pitch about directing points at a company already tied to her current work.
Netflix and the directing pitch
“For me, I’m a little bit of a bird, I don’t know what’s going to happen after this.” Carano said that while discussing what comes next, then followed it with a direct ask to the streamer: “So I think that directing is where I want to go – did you hear that Netflix?” She also said, “I like to make art, I’d like to get back to storytelling.”
Carano pushed the idea further by saying, “My biggest dream is to direct, and also help Mixed Martial Arts transition over into movies correctly and help that because everybody wants to put Nate Diaz and Mike Perry in the prison scenes but their personalities are a bit different.” She added, “You put them in a different role, they could be [something else]. I’d put them in a comedy!” That is a clear creative lane, not a fight-week one.
141.4 pounds on Friday
Carano weighed in at 141.4 pounds on Friday ahead of her first fight since 2009. That number keeps the combat-sports side of the story alive while she uses the same week to outline an entertainment ambition that already fits her screen history. The practical read is simple: she is still returning to competition, but she is publicly testing a post-fight path that could steer her next projects if the camera work comes before more rounds.
For Netflix, the sharper question is whether her current platform becomes a bridge to directing work or just another stop in a career that has already crossed fighting, film, and streaming. Carano has now said out loud where she wants to go next; the rest is whether the industry gives her the shot.
