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In August 2009, Carano fought Cristiane Santos in Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, the first time two women headlined a major MMA event; Santos won. Carano compiled a competitive record of 12–1–1 in Muay Thai and a 7–1 in women's MMA. Outside the ring, Carano performed as Crush in the revamped 2008 television series American Gladiators.
In this fight from 2009, Cris Cyborg won the first ever Strikeforce women's featherweight title by defeating Gina Carano. Coming into this fight Carano was the biggest star in women's mixed martial arts ever. Carano began her career training and fighting in Muay Thai. She transitioned to professional MMA in 2006 with a TKO win over Leiticia ...
In between her mixed martial arts career, Gina Carano decided to utilize her skills in another athletic endeavour when she joined the cast of the 2008 reboot of ‘American Gladiators’. Speaking to IGN.com she shared how she got the role as ‘Crush’.
Well in an episode of Sports Science, Gina Carano makes an appearance that sees her getting her striking and submissions abilities tested scientifically. After getting strapped into the Functional Assessment of Biomechanics (FAB) suit, host John Brenkus looks to generate real time data and reveal how powerful her strikes are.
The film stars Kellan Lutz, Bruce Willis, Gina Carano,D. B. Sweeney, Dan Bilzerian and Steve Coulter. When a terrorist group kidnaps retired CIA field operative Leonard Turner (Bruce Willis), his son Harry Turner (Kellan Lutz), a government analyst who has been repeatedly turned down for field service, launches his own unsanctioned rescue ...
Gina Carano shows her MMA skills against Michelle Rodriguez in Fast And Furious 6.
After stepping away from the mixed martial arts cage in 2009, MMA superstar Gina Carano was slowly making her way up the ranks of Hollywood. In 2011 she landed a leading role in the movie Haywire, directed by Steven Soderbergh and alongside the likes of Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas, Michael Fassbender and Ewan Mcgregor.
“Don't be scared,” Carano chuckled, motioning for him to sit down with her on the mat. It was an offer Brenkus couldn't refuse and despite some weak protesting and the bizarre request, "don't go fast," Carano was soon getting down to business, sliding an arm underneath his chin, locking in the rear-naked choke and sending the TV host off to Sleepsville.
Gina Carano was the face of women's mixed martial arts prior to the rise of Ronda Rousey. After retiring from MMA she appeared in a number of action films including Haywire (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and Deadpool (2016).
When White, Fertitta, and Carano sat down for a low-pressure lunch on Monday, they worked amiably through the final barriers, and Gina Carano is now a UFC fighter. White didn't want to give details in terms of what had slowed down the process, but it didn't sound like a financial dispute over money for the contract.