50 reasons Gina Carano should stay out of the cage

The UFC and Spike TV on Tuesday issued a joint press release announcing they'd "knocked out the competition" this past Saturday, August 15, with 2 million viewers tuning in to watch a replay of UFC 100 on Spike TV. Strikeforce's "Carano vs. Cyborg" event, which aired live on the premium network Showtime directly opposite UFC 100 on Spike TV,averaged 576...

By Jason Benfari August 18, 2009FiveKnuckles.com has obtained a copy of the official fighter salaries for Strikeforce: "Carano vs. Cyborg" via the good folks at the California State Athletic Commission. The event went down this past Saturday on Aug. 15 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. According to CSAC records, which do not include bonuses, percentages, taxes...

Gina Carano became the first female competitor to bank six figures on a disclosed U.S. card, according to figures released by the California State Athletic Commission Tuesday. “The face of women’s MMA” earned $125,000 in her first-round

I scream all the time about how WEC fighter do not get paid nearly enough compared to their UFC counterparts. However, at least they salaries make sense. They are scaled down, but every single fighter’s is scaled down. Check out some of these absurd numbers from last saturday’s Strikeforce card. Babalu Sobral makes 75,000 in a loss, but the man that beat him Gegard Mousasi...

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again speaks with the legendary former UFC and Extreme Fighting matchmaker, promoter, announcer, and martial artist, and our senior correspondent on this show, John Perretti.In a landmark discussion, a critical look at the level of technique in the Cris "Cyborg" Santos-Gina Carano mixed martial arts fight on the...

This last weekend, probably the highest profile event ever in women’s Mixed Martial Arts took place: the fight between Gina Carano and Christiane “Cyborg” Santos.  The lovely, telegenic Carano was heavily favored, but she was knocked out by Santos. MMA fans with whom UPH has spoken weren’t thrilled with the fight.  Even casual fans said the [...]

Strikeforce: Cyborg vs. Carano did well in the ratings game. (Dave Meltzer) Kenny Florian says that B.J. Penn poked him in the eye a few times during their fight at UFC 101, but Florian says it wasn't an excuse. (MMA Junkie) Mitsuhiro Ishida, on the other hand, is making excuses. He is accusing Gil Melendez of greasing for their fight at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, in which...

Forrest Griffin ran from the Octagon at UFC 101 after his loss to Anderson Silva, but contrary to popular belief, he didn't go into hiding. He was back in his new hometown, Las Vegas the next day and went to check out WEC 42 at the Hard Rock. Randy Couture spoke about Griffin and one of his other students, Gina Carano, as they make their way back from tough losses recently: "Obviously...

On the shoulders of media darling Gina Carano, female mixed martial arts managed to command the attention of the MMA world and, to some degree, the sports world at large.

eFitnessNowIt's too legit to quitBaltimore SunThe attention Gina Carano brought to women's mixed martial arts by posing for a Maxim photo spread - and, believe me, it was an eye-grabber - was trumped by ...Showtime's Hershman Declares Ratin...

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  This past Saturday night, Showtime broadcasted Strikeforce mixed martial arts primetime event. The show, which featured Internet sensation Gina Carano losing via TKO in the main event, was promoted heavily by MMA for the past few weeks. The Female fight was wildly popular pulling in 700,000 PPV buys alone. How many consumers are interested...

Forrest Griffin ran from the Octagon at UFC 101 after his loss to Anderson Silva, but contrary to popular belief, he didn't go into hiding. He was back in his new hometown, Las Vegas the next day and went to check out WEC 42 at the Hard Rock. Randy Couture spoke about Griffin and one of his other students, Gina Carano, as they make their way back from tough losses recently: ...

One of the most intriguing subplots of the 2007-08 college football season was the near-ominous status of whoever occupied the No. 2 spot in the BCS rankings. Sure, on paper that spot puts you in the driver seat for a shot at the national championship, but as the season progressed, the No. 2 spot became nothing short of a prelude to a disaster. During that season, the No. 2 spot...