December 2009
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Dec 28th
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“I try not to schedule fights the week I’ll be on my period. Making weight is...”
–  Gina Carano (via betweennowandforever)
Dec 28th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 24th
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The Top 10 Stories of the Past 10 Years
9. Gina Carano (2007-Present) Not women’s MMA, but Gina Carano. An important distinction. Prior to Carano’s EliteXC debut in 2007, the idea of hosting female fighters was seen as too absurdly progressive for a sport that still nauseated a good portion of mass media. If they couldn’t accept men exchanging blood, observers figured, seeing a woman mounted and pummeled might be cause for a...
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 19th
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The Fate Of Gina Carano →
When asked for an update on when Carano would return to the Strikeforce cage, Coker said, “that’s a good question.” “Her agent and I have been in dialogue,” he added. “We had talked about having her fight again, but not fighting on Dec. 19. She’s going to acting classes, I heard, and doing a lot of weapons training, doing what they do.” The Strikeforce executive has followed this route before....
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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The best of the decade: 10 best MMA fights →
8. Cristiane Santos vs. Gina Carano at Strikeforce, Aug, 15, 2009 - San Jose Go ahead and chuckle. This may be the fight that launches female MMA to the mainstream. Even if it doesn’t, it matched the two female fighters recognized by most as the best at the time. The five minutes of non-stop action, mixed with the energy at the HP Pavilion matched any big fight atmosphere this decade, male or...
Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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“She is a very technical fighter with a background and emphasis in striking,...”
– Randy Couture
Dec 5th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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Female Fighter of the Year Finalists
VOTE HERE @ ONLINEAWARDS.CO.UK There was a time when women’s MMA was a niche within a niche but those days are well and behind us. Female MMA is now more accessible than ever before and the standard has never been higher with some legitimate stars coming through the ranks. Nominate your favourite female fighter and give them the recognition that they deserve Nomination Criteria Nominations to...
Dec 3rd
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FYGC still loves gifs. It’s slow in the world of Gina Carano news, so I’ll probably start posting more of these. :D
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd