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“I get a lot of flack from people who are like ‘oh she’s not serious about fighting’ and that’s not it at all … I’m not just a fighter … I’m a bunch of things, I have a lot of interests…. I’m really looking forward to after this fight just sticking to a routine and a program. I’m just getting a handle on it, I think that’s why I’ve slipped up in certain areas, missing weight, I’ve been all over the place, cause I didn’t have any stability or anything…. I’m going to say that just in the last two months have I calmed down and started living normally and training normally…. Cause I’ve been completely like chaos for the last year it seems like or even longer. I’ve been all over the place…. I’m going to be a better fighter for it.”

– Top female fighter Gina Carano provides some reasoning behind her recent inability to make the 140-pound division weight limit in a recent MMAWeekly.com radio interview. This is after the promotion allegedly created the weight class strictly to accommodate her before “Conviction” arrived on the scene. Carano has several irons in the fire in addition to her mixed martial arts career, including a role as “Crush” on “American Gladiators.” After several mishaps on the scale she now appears to “have a handle on it.” We’ll find out soon enough when she weighs-in for her bout against Kelly Kobald next weekend at Elite XC: “Heat” at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., on October 4, which will air live on CBS beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

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September 25th, 2008     61 Comments

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Comment by santiago69us
2008-09-25 13:59:03

only missed weight once..i can let it go. she does come in shape anyways.

Comment by Cogito Ergo Sum
2008-09-25 14:15:31

I’m sure you said the same thing about Gabe Rudigar. lame

Comment by DBG
2008-09-25 15:22:41

Gina Just needs to go ahead and pose for playboy i would take her serious then

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Comment by ViolentMike
2008-09-25 15:37:38

Once? She’s been over 140 more than that in EliteXC.

 
Comment by santiago69us
2008-09-25 15:54:48

in elite XC yes i know that but they are forcing a weight class to big for her body…it take a while to adjust permanently and maybe she was irresponsible VM. but what will happen when you dring girls in like erin toughill who fight at almost 165 at time? thats is really hard to do but you have to do what you have to do in order to get your face out on TV and promote woman’s MMA and then we can have some real deserving stars. Gina maybe getting crazy publicity but without her doing that no one would car about the other female fighter and you and me with the rest of the maniacs wouldnt be arguing about which fighter has really payed her dues to get were they deserve to be and thats is the honest to god truth! us as hardcore fans cannot support MMA by ourselfs we need an army of the average joes and janes in order to keep MMA marketable. casual fans make almost 75% of the rating and buys out there.

 
Comment by john
2008-09-25 17:13:43

I could give 2 S**ts about how much she weighs as long as she keeps looking her FINE self!

If you are reading this blog Gina: Hey Boo! lol

 
Comment by santiago69us
2008-09-25 17:49:18

lol john! god she is hot. but i can see past that as well her being woman. i see her a fighter first! but ami right john about her place as woman’s MMA if it wasn’t for her big fight with kedzie and her marketability, no one would be even talking about who deserves to be who in female MMA.

 
Comment by randy murders
2008-09-25 19:04:33

how the f*ck can you see her as a fighter first? shes hot

 
Comment by The Negation
2008-09-25 19:26:30

YEah, right on Mr.Murders! Woman first before fighter!…And the reason she has difficulty keepin’ her weight down is because she’s big boned. But I’d stick my b0ner anytime into this big boned woman. Just like f*ckin’ an Amazon woman, or a cavewoman! lol!

 
Comment by chefdaddy
2008-09-26 09:24:01

John! “hey boo?”. LMAO.

 
 
Comment by NameNotRequired
2008-09-25 19:04:24

I am almost always bashing her hard until she does interviews or does that gina smile. Then i forgive her then start bashing her again. Vicious cycle.

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Comment by ARae
2009-02-26 22:51:27

I know exactly what you are talking about… How ever I do love her no matter what! And FYI for some of you… The only reason its hard for her to keep weight is because American Gladitors wanted her to stay big.

 
 
 
Comment by shamo84
2008-09-25 15:45:02

boobies!!

Comment by DDT
2008-09-25 16:17:07

There it is.

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Comment by Cogito Ergo Sum
2008-09-25 13:59:24

I really can’t stand Gina as the face of WMMA, its a slap in the face for everyone else. She can’t make weight and makes lame excuses. I was really hoping Young would ruin her face so I could stop hearing everyone talk about how good she looks. Now she’s been complaining about being famous and being the face of WMMA, thats ridiculous. Wait till Cyborg gets a hold of her. Beat her down and she can go back to being a gladiator. If your not committed to this sport you don’t belong, there is no excuse for not making weight and if you don’t think that hurt Young in their fight you’d be sadly mistaken. but who cares nobody takes WMMA seriously anyway.

Comment by OJR
2008-09-25 15:00:49

Most men don’t take any women’s sports seriously.

Unfortunately, women’s MMA is no different.

Comment by Cogito Ergo Sum
2008-09-25 15:08:40

There is a reason for that. When you try and fall behind the prettiest face (who only has 6 wins, 4 when her name was even brought up) and then call her opponent the College Co-ed, it takes away from the legitimacy.

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Comment by DSmith
2008-09-25 18:42:16

I can’t knock her hustle. MMA isn’t the biggest pay check out there and I understand they have to capitalize on other opportunities, but if a male fighter was on American Gladiators they would be torn to shreds. I’ll have respect for her when she fights Cyborg. That’s a true test of who she is as a fighter. I think she’ll lose, but at least then we’ll see what she truly made of.

 
 
Comment by RealDrew
2008-09-25 15:15:48

The only women’s sport that men take seriously are the one’s where the women are wearing less clothing.

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Comment by b.w.
2008-09-25 15:28:29

you mean like womens beach volleyball? they made it a rule that those girls would have to wear skimpier swimsuits to help attract more viewers. and none of the women complained. best move ever! every time im flipping through channels and that $hit is on, i come to a comple halt.lol!

 
Comment by Cogito Ergo Sum
2008-09-25 15:34:17

Name one womans sport where they wear less close and you take them seriously. Just because you watch it more doesn’t mean you take it seriously.

 
Comment by RealDrew
2008-09-25 18:17:42

I don’t take women athletes as serious as male athletes. That doesn’t I can’t enjoy watching Gina Carano fight, but I watch fully recognizing that if Gina faught a male she’d get destroyed. That goes for most sports that involve physical exertion.

 
 
Comment by RobH86
2008-09-25 19:56:24

There is some truth in this. Many men don’t take women’s sport seriously. The FIFA president Sepp Blater suggested that female soccer players should be made wear tighter shorts to make the game more….er….You see where he was going with that one.

As for Carano, well she’s not just a pretty face. She has got some skills.

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Comment by MikeD
2008-09-25 15:18:03

Btw she looks really good! Boobies!

 
 
Comment by JRK
2008-09-25 14:02:16

That’s OK Gina. I don’t mind if you’re carrying a couple of extra pounds. You carry them in all the right places!

Yeah, I know it’s immature and childish, but… BOOBIES!!!

Comment by b.w.
2008-09-25 15:04:46

i started the BOOBIES! post a long time ago b/c when gina 1rst came on to the scene, there was a thread on her every day and at the time that was all i pretty much cared about wmma. now the ladies have come to grow on me as mma fighters and i usually enjoy their fights. my dream fight would be gina vs tara larossa, but its such a long standing traditon, that i just cant help myself……….BOOBIES FOREVER!

Comment by Graham
2008-09-25 15:19:25

Excellent. Thanx guys. I’ve been waiting for the next thread about boning Gina Carano!

I’d tap (out) that ass.

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Comment by b.w.
2008-09-25 15:25:14

who wouldnt? except kevin (alledgedly).

 
Comment by The Negation
2008-09-25 20:38:07

Hehe! KEvin said that? Man, I wouldn’t even dare to pass on the opportunity!

 
 
Comment by BNF
2008-09-25 15:31:24

I can vouch for b.w. He did start it and was relentless in then beginning, it always made me laugh. Ahh, the good old days… I even helped out in the few cases he was unaccounted for. It just never gets old. BOOBIES!!!

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Comment by The_Cannibal
2008-09-25 18:27:42

i think Gina and Mia St. John should have a jiggly contest

 
Comment by OJR
2008-09-26 09:15:51

Mia St. John is way overrated, not that cute and has a flat ass.

Gina = hands down.

 
 
Comment by chefdaddy
2008-09-26 06:59:46

I’ve tried to stop saying boobies, really, I have. But….I …..just can’t…..help it! BOOBIES! Ahhh, that’s much better.

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Comment by RealDrew
2008-09-25 14:02:38

Attractive female athletes seem to use their sport as a way to move up to bigger and better things. She’ll use MMA as a stepping stone. She’ll fight a few more times before she starts modeling or starts her own clothing line or some crap like that.

 
Comment by Macho Bullshit
2008-09-25 14:02:55

fat bitch!

 
Comment by frank
2008-09-25 14:15:17

excuses, excuses, excuses.

poor baby was dealing with chaos. OMG ! ! ! ! ! ! !

 
Comment by b. Clinton
2008-09-25 14:47:14

man…id pay to bang her all day

 
Comment by the_mexicutioner
2008-09-25 14:48:20

I know where the extra weight is: her canckles.

Comment by MikeD
2008-09-25 15:32:28

mmmm cankles

 
 
Comment by DBG
2008-09-25 15:19:41

She had her Period And was bloated thats why she miss weight

Comment by the_mexicutioner
2008-09-25 15:38:12

Nice, Reminds me of “The Departed”: “What is it, your period?”

Comment by Dolemite
2008-09-25 15:51:54

I know you keep the Cranberry juice stocked you puss

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Comment by brendan
2008-09-25 23:17:47

natural diuretic

 
 
 
 
Comment by Dolemite
2008-09-25 15:51:02

She should be making babies…not weight!!

 
Comment by ActionJackson
2008-09-25 16:42:17

she’s smokin hot but what’s with the long ass board shorts? she needs a couple mma fashion tips from gsp

 
Comment by NorthStar
2008-09-25 16:49:50

Blah. I just watched Kimbo Slice on PTI. Damn I am getting tired of this guy. I have no problem with him being a fighter but him getting all this attention doesnt do much for the sport of MMA. Not the best example of what the sport has to offer.

Comment by Rock
2008-09-25 17:14:26

You sound like a jealous woman.

Comment by OJR
2008-09-25 17:36:44

Nope, he sounds like a knowledgeable MMA fan.

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Comment by NorthStar
2008-09-25 18:09:11

Like I said I have no problem with Kimbo as a fighter. My problem is that he gets a lot of press and he is representing the sport. If he is what the average person sees as an MMA fighter its just sad. I wish the media would take a better look at the sport and interview guys like GSP, Anderson Silva, and Rich Franklin. Guys that represent the sport and themselves in a professional manner. Pretty much anyone would be better then Kimbo(except maybe the Diaz brothers).

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Comment by DSmith
2008-09-25 18:44:29

I cosign completely

 
Comment by randy murders
2008-09-25 19:09:15

the diaz bros at least look like paid professionals not a bum.. nate really isn’t all that bad half the time i see him

 
Comment by Rock
2008-09-25 20:17:10

yeah if all of those guys you mentioned had even an ounce of star power, charisma, or a story people wanted to hear or spoke english then the media and “joe fan” would pay attention to them, they have all the personality of a sock, you think the media doesnt know about these guys? nobody really wants to hear from them or see them in commercials,99% of people just want to see a GOOD FVCKING FIGHT. They dont care about gogo platas, and uma platas which is why even at UFC which supposedly has the “hardcore” fans they boo when the sh1t gets boring. They want a good fight. Technical crap be damned

 
Comment by RoB
2008-09-25 21:30:56

Rock that is the best post ever!

 
Comment by OJR
2008-09-26 09:20:07

Rock-

Whatever. You obviously don’t see NorthStar’s point. If it wasn’t for youtube you would not give 2 shits about Kimbo. So don’t give me this charisma crap. Its a tired argument.

 
 
 
 
Comment by derreck
2008-09-25 18:56:09

“I’m not just a fighter … I’m a bunch of things, I have a lot of interests”

I wish I could tell my boss at my job that, he would tell me tough shit we pay you to do a job. That’s why it’s called a JOB!

 
Comment by DBG
2008-09-26 02:54:21

id take her very serious if she was in playboy id bite my lip and all

 
Comment by medecine balls
2008-09-26 03:42:01

mmm i get stability just looking at her

 
Comment by Aaron_W
2008-09-26 08:34:38

I hope she gets knocked out. Sure she’s got big cans and isn’t bad to look at but I can look at hot women all kinds of places. I don’t necessarily need it in MMA, especially if it makes the sport look like a joke at times.

 
Comment by Acel
2008-10-05 10:05:26

…too bad she hasn’t gotten Knocked Out yet. This girl has skills, and I’m sure half of the people smack talking on here could get their ass handed to them by Gina. If you don’t like women sports then change the channel. Obviously more people like it than not considering it is a growing sport.

And the guys of MMA already make it look like a joke. The way they act and speak. There are some professional people, however those are the few in the thousands of men in this sport.

It’s no wonder MMA is being deemed the next “Nascar” sport, look at how most of the fans here speak and treat women. Good job representing the sport and humanity as a whole.

 
Comment by ARae
2009-02-26 22:54:15

People can’t understand why Gina has a hard time with her weight… Its because American Gladitors want her to stay big… So its not good for her that she is going up and down with her weight…

 
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