Elite XC Weekend: Carano misses weight, still will fight
ropesringandcage.blogspot.com 5/31/2008 — What's that old saying about not asking women about their weight? On the eve of the biggest night in Elite XC history, Gina Carano - arguably the biggest draw in the promotion next to Kimbo Slice - failed to make weight. Her Saturday night bout ...
Elite XC Preview: Gina Carano
bloodyelbow.com 5/30/2008 —
Sherdog.com's Loretta Hunt speaks with Gina Carano about Kaitlin Young, the E:60 piece, weight issues, American Gladiators, training and more.
It's interesting to hear that Gina had no choice but to fight on this card in order to do the second season of American Gladiators.
Randy Couture the MMA Ladies Man…
mmafightgirls.com 5/28/2008 — Look at that smile on Randy’s face… Randy Couture hanging out with some of the Woman of MMA in Las Vegas including Felice Herrig , Gina Carano , Kerry Vera (wife of Brandon Vera) and Dawn Boyd .
EliteXC: Primetime Preview
blogs.chron.com 5/29/2008 — If you love knockouts, EliteXC: Primetime on Saturday night is for you. It's going to start with a Brett Rogers KO, end with a Kimbo Slice KO and in between you'll get a different kind of KO, Gina Carano.
If you prefer substance over spectacle, ...
Carano Can’t Weight For EliteXC Premiere on CBS
sportsbybrooks.com 5/31/2008 — Mixed martial arts takes a big broadcasting step this weekend, as CBS will be showing the first of many EliteXC “Saturday Night Fights” specials. And one of the most coveted competitors among the male 18-35 demographic is American ...
EliteXC: Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young —
The SAV SCI MMA blog
Kaitlin Young comes to the cage to the first to Avenged Sevenfold, followed by Gina Carano. Real tough matchup for Gina against a talented and tough Muay Thai specialist. Young hearing some boos. Carano has a great ‘game face’–wondering if her many non-fighting responsibilities have caused a problem in her preparation for ...
EliteXC: Gina Carano Fails to Make Weight, Kaitlin Young Fight Will Go On —
FanHouse
EliteXC had the weigh-in for its Saturday night CBS show today, and the face of women's mixed martial arts, Gina Carano , failed to make weight. Carano weighed in at 144.5 pounds, or 3.5 pounds over the limit. Her opponent, Kaitlin Young, weighed in at 140.5. The fight will not be canceled, though. Carano will have to surrender 12.5% of her purse to Young. I've been a supporter of Carano's, ...
10 Questions With Kaitlin Young —
CagePotato.com
(”I’m not a little girl by any means.”)
The hordes of screaming Gina “Crush” Carano fans who tune into the premiere of CBS’s “Saturday Night Fights” this weekend to see EliteXC’s poster girl kick some ass might be in for a seriously rude awakening. Carano’s opponent for the co-featured bout is Kaitlin Young, a 21-year-old ...
EliteXC: PrimeTime Wrap Up —
Brawl Sports
In spite of a few great fighter performances, the debut of mixed martial arts on prime time network television was marred by sketchy refereeing and a not ready for prime time fighter, Kimbo Slice.
The highlights of the night included game performances by Gina Carano, Kaitlin Young, Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith.
Gina, Gina, Gina.
Gina Carano lived up to the hype. She turned in an ...
Gina Carano: The Face of Female MMA —
Larry Brown Sports
MMA, or shall we say EliteXC, decided to make Kimbo Slice the (bearded) face of their organization. It was a conscious decision that they chose to make him into their star, using his brute and daunting appearance as a reflection of the savage nature of the sport. Well, it became quite clear on Saturday night’s EliteXC show on CBS that Gina Carano was the other face they wanted to ...
All About Gina Carano —
MMA Punch
Awhile ago I wrote that I didn’t think Gina Carano was all that cute, in fact she was a bit too “think” for my taste. You readers ripped me a new one with all of your comments . Since that posting I’ve come around and have seen the light, even more so after tonight’s EliteXC show. Now I feel it is my duty focus a bit more MMA’s hottest fighter.
All About ...
Big MMA Weekend: news on Gina Carano, Kimbo Slice, Lesnar and Faber/Pulver —
Small White Ball
Good Saturday to you! If you're an MMA fan, this week has been heaven and it's going to be get better with tonight's Elite XC debut on CBS and tomorrow night's WEC Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver battle on Versus. -Gina Carano satisfies hating women around the world, misses weight for Saturday fight -UFC is still around, announces Brock Lesnar's replacement opponent for hometown bout -The ...
EliteXC: Primetime weigh-ins, prelims and post fight show —
Brawl Sports
Gina Carano - Photo Courtesy of EliteXC
Weigh-ins for today's EliteXC: Primetime event were held yesterday in Newark and all the fighters made weight except for Gina "Conviction"Carano.
In what's now a recurring theme in her career Carano missed her 140-pound limit by 3.5 pounds, hitting the scale at 144.5.
Normally, she would have one hour to lose 3.5 pounds. However, ...
Gina Carano misses weight —
The SAV SCI MMA blog
In what ended up being something of a non-story, Gina Carano failed to make weight for her EliteXC fight against Kaitlin Young on Friday night. She was required to maintain a weight of between 155-170 pounds for her role on “American Gladiators” and with taping for that show ending just three weeks ago she ...
F Gina Carano —
Bloody Elbow
I wasn't planning on writing anything since I'm in the middle of moving across the country, but I finally get to my hotel at 4 AM and find out Gina Carano failed to make weight...again.
Seriously? It's one thing if its an isolated thing because of the gladiator show, but this is another example in a repeated pattern. Gina's been handed stardom on a silver platter, and she has ...
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Gina Carano Misses Weight, Fight Will Go On!
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Odds Moving on Young vs. Carano —
Bloody Elbow
Just a quick update as the odds are moving on Kaitlin Young vs. Gina Carano following the weigh-in situation. I decided to make my play on Monday and got Kaitlin at +300. Right now she is down to +260 (both odds from bodoglife). I figure by the time the show starts we're going to see Young at about +210. As a matter of fact BetUS already has her at +220.
If you ...
MMA Ready For Primetime? —
Intentional Foul
This weekend marks network TV’s first foray into the MMA craze sweeping the nation when CBS presents its Saturday Night Fights featuring the talent from the Elite XC stable of fighters. The headliners includes Internet sensation, Kimbo Slice and American Gladiator, Gina Carano, a favorite of ours around here.
But is this the right way to bring MMA to the masses? By relying on ...
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