MMA fighter Gina Carano has spoken out after her ‘humbling’ 17-second defeat to Ronda Rousey on Saturday (May 16) in California – but their pay checks didn’t reflect the short-lived time in the Octagon.While the 44-year-old suffered a submission loss at the Intuit Dome, her attitude following the event was far from that of a loser.The comeback fight, which was live-streamed on Netflix, marked Carano’s first MMA bout since 2009 and Rousey’s first match in a decade.But their entrances to the octagon ultimately lasted longer than the highly anticipated match itself, with Carano tapping out within just 17 seconds.Rousey stopped the fight with her signature armbar move, which isolates the opponent’s arm and aims to force a submission to avoid dislocation or fracture.

Despite the short-lived fight, according to Forbes, both women took home an eye-watering pay check, with Carano reportedly scooping $1.05 million and Rousey earning $2.2 million.But this figure doesn’t include earnings from broadcast or ticket sales, meaning that their final payout could likely be a lot higher.Breaking her silence after the bout, Carano said she was left with no option other than to tap out after she heard her arm begin to ‘crackle’.”My heart is heavy, I wanted to throw, battle, win, but I kicked when I should have moved and was down and done,” she wrote to fans on Instagram.It was physically the hardest thing I’ve ever done’She added: “If I hadn’t tapped she would’ve broken my arm.”But the star went onto say that she ‘adores’ Rousey, describing her as ‘a beautiful woman, wife, mother, daughter, sister and legend’.