 Her then-boyfriend Kevin Ross, a pro Muay Thai fighter, got her involved.After achieving a Muay Thai record of 12–1–1, Carano received an offer from Jamie Levine to participate in the first-ever sanctioned female MMA bout in Nevada with World Extreme Fighting to fight Leiticia Pestovа (a bout she won in 38 seconds).She was invited to the World Pro Fighting show in Las Vegas to fight Rosi Sexton.