Gina Carano: The Face of Female MMA

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 [...]

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I think the only female MMA fights that have been televised were only televised because Gina was featured. She is able to market better than others and is worth putting the main card of any MMA event.

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