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MMA Top 10 Women’s Pound-for-Pound
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Even though we haven’t seen much action from Gina lately, shes still rounding out the Top 10 Women’s Pound for Pound Rankings:
10. Gina Carano (10): This was a tough one. Most of the feedback I got in my previous rankings came from people who thought Carano had no business in the Top 10 because she’s not really committed to fighting. And I also heard that I had snubbed Rosi Sexton by leaving her off my last list. Maybe. But considering that Carano knocked Sexton out when they fought in 2006 — and considering that Carano’s only loss is to Cyborg — I’m keeping Carano in my Top 10. For now.
You can view the rest of the list here
Source: www.mmafighting.com
The Top 10 Stories of the Past 10 Years
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Gina secured #9 on the list. For the rest of the top 10 visit Sherdog.com
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 defibrillator.
“Conviction” — the daughter of football great Glen Carano — rejected that sexist attitude not by challenging it, but by ignoring it. She conducted herself as a fighter, displaying sharp skills in the ring and presenting herself as an articulate personality outside of it. Her looks? Absolutely a factor, but curiosity would’ve quickly given way to disgust if she had nothing to offer as an athlete.
It’s rare for any sports figure to have the weight of an entire genre on their shoulders. Even Ali, in rewriting boxing’s history, was still toiling in an institution that had a past before him and would have a future after him. But try to find even one piece about the females of the sport without a mention of Carano. She didn’t just define a division: She was the division.
