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Gina Carano a reluctant star with a powerful punch
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NEW YORK(AP) — The steel cage set up outside Madison Square Garden attracts hundreds of curious commuters hustling into Penn Station. Standing in the middle, bringing rush-hour traffic to a standstill, Gina Carano forces an uncomfortable smile. She’s graced dozens of magazine covers, her raven hair and piercing eyes making her a reluctant sex symbol. She was a star on the remake of American Gladiators, and has a role in the recent “Command and Conquer” video game. She’s a rising star in sports, the new face of mixed martial arts, yet she still can’t reconcile being the center of attention.
“I’m a huge dork,” she says in a moment of brutal honesty. “I’ll fumble words. I’m probably not a great public speaker, but I’ve stepped up and did it. It’s brought me out of my box.”
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NY Times: From ‘Gladiator’ to Headliner, Carano Has Chokehold on Fame
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(Gina Carano, working out with Shawn Yarborough at a gym in Las Vegas, will fight Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos in the main event of a card on Aug. 15.)
LAS VEGAS — Gina Carano lives on a cul-de-sac where all the houses look the same. For companionship, she puts up two pit bulls and a convicted felon. She stays out of nightclubs, maintains few friendships and drives a foul-smelling Impala. She never finished college. She has never heard of Chuck Berry. In conversation, she assumes you have never heard of her.
Though austerity often attends the life of a young fighter, Carano has achieved the sort of renown that inspires sultry magazine spreads, online popularity contests and even mean-spirited sex tape rumors. At 27, she has become the face of women’s mixed martial arts, fighting her way to respectability in a male-dominated sport that has yet to secure its own respectable place in the mainstream.
“I think anybody else would have lost their mind a long time ago, especially someone who doesn’t enjoy being in the spotlight,” said Kevin Ross, a friend who introduced Carano to combat sports. “She’s a very secluded person.”
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Erin Toughill Off August Strikeforce Card
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Female mixed martial arts fighter, Erin Toughill, will have to wait a little longer to make her Strikeforce debut. Toughill was once slotted to compete on Strikeforce’s August 15 card, but the organization’s director of communications, Mike Afromowitz, confirmed with FanHouse on Thursday that she is only being reserved as an injury replacement in case Gina Carano or Cristiane Santos get injured prior to their 145-pound title bout scheduled for the same card.
Toughill is hoping to make her Strikeforce debut later this year, and depending on what happens on August 15, she may face the winner of Carano-Santos for the 145-pound title.
Source: MMA Fanhouse
