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Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982 [1]) is an American actress and former mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. [2] Her popularity led to her being called the "face of women's MMA", although Carano rejected this title. [3]
MMA competition requires training in striking, wrestling and submission fighting. This is a list of notable female mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. Contents:
Another very important fight was when Gina Carano fought Cris Cyborg since it was the first big women's MMA fight and the first time an MMA card was headlined by a women's fight. The implementation of Invicta FC was a very significant time period because female fighters had a place to call home and were able to fight on a consistent basis in ...
There are a number of former MMA fighters transitioning from the octagon to the silver screen these days. Carano has been in the news a lot this week after she posted a risque photo that Instagram ...
Few athletes have transitioned from their sport to the cinematic big stage quite like former MMA star-turned-ultimate-badass Gina Carano. Carano gained her fame as a mixed martial artist, but ...
Boxing: 1995–2001 Conjestina Achieng Kenya: Middleweight: Boxing: 2000–2009 Marcela Acuña Argentina: 55 kilograms (121 lb) Super Bantamweight: Boxing: 1997– Nicola Adams England: 51 kilograms (112 lb) Flyweight: Boxing: 1995–2019 Retired. Meltem Akar Turkey: 48 kilograms (106 lb) Super bantamweight: Boxing: 2006– Lena Åkesson Sweden ...
Enter Gina Carano, still in the prime of her MMA career and just starting to get into the realm of acting. Dubbed “Crush” on the show, Carano appeared in 16 of the show’s 21 episodes.
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...