Tickets for Saturday Night Fights III already on sale
In the past, EliteXC has been late to finalize shows and the end result has been a short turnaround time to sell tickets to its live events. However, it’s looks like the promotion is learning from past mistakes as tickets for CBS’ Saturday Night Fights III on Oct. 4 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. at the BankAtlantic Center are already on sale through Ticketmaster outlets. While the card has yet... [Read More...]
Report: Gina Carano to return in October; Kelly Kobald rumored as possible opponent
Sherdog is reporting that Gina Carano’s management has confirmed to them that she will return on EliteXC’s October 4 card which is likely to be televised on CBS. Carano last fought on May 31 when she defeated Kaitlin Young via TKO at the end of the second round at EliteXC: Primetime, the first ever MMA card on network television. Young’s eye was extremely swollen at the end of the... [Read More...]
Caged Beauty: Gina Carano in Muscle & Fitness mag (pics)
Gina Carano is featured in July ‘08 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine, in an article titled “Caged Beauty”. The teaser description of the article reads as follows: “Gina Carano will kick your ass! This rising MMA standout tells you what it takes to dish out punishment with bad intentions and a beautiful face.” There is an online gallery of the face of womens MMA,... [Read More...]
Report: CBS wants EliteXC on July 26
Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that CBS wants to build on the success of the May 31 EliteXC: Primetime show by holding another show on July 26 on the network: While not finalized, Elite XC promoter Gary Shaw said that CBS is requesting his company’s next two live specials for late July (believed to be July 26) and October. As things stand, plans are to build the show around the creation... [Read More...]
Gina Carano video game vixen for Red Alert 3 (video)
The marketing machine behind Gina Carano is picking up steam… American Gladiators poster girl, face of women’s MMA for CBS/EXC, and now she joins the ranks of Angelina Jolie as video game vixen. G4TV posted video of her photo shoot for Carano’s character “Natasha” in the new Red Alert 3 video game. If you’re a fan of Gina, you’ll like this video… a lot. G4TV.com also did a feature... [Read More...]
Carano vs. Young fight pics
Gina Carano was criticized heavily by hardcore MMA fans for not making weight, but her impressive performance on network TV’s first ever female bout has quieted some of that noise. Carano surprises everyone by sinking in an gogoplata. Young’s face took heavy damage from Carano’s right hand. Photos courtesy of CombatLifestyle.com For more Carano vs Young fight pic – click “Read... [Read More...]
EliteXC: “Primetime” Thoughts & Commentary
Huckaby just posted a great pros and cons article below so I’ll stick to the basics and give you some quick thoughts on the show. - Gus Johnson was awesome. I’ve always been a fan of Johnson’s work on the NFL broadcasts and the NCAA basketball broadcasts so I was excited to see him working with EliteXC in the same capacity. But his performance tonight was fantastic and brought a great... [Read More...]
EliteXC: “Primetime” Weigh-In Pics
Courtesy of Esther Lin (updated: Esther rules) at Combat Lifestyle, we have some great pics of the weigh-ins for tomorrow’s fight. See the difference between what a professional fighter who takes the fight seriously looks like (Kaitlin Young) and a fighter who is spoiled and can’t even make weight in a weight class that was created specifically for her (Gina Carano). Read More →
EliteXC: “Primetime” Weigh-In Results
Weigh-ins for EliteXC’s “Primetime” show took place today at approximately 2pm ET at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The Prudential Center will also play host to the fight card tomorrow night, which is set to air live on CBS. Pro Elite will be streaming preliminary fights live before the CBS broadcast begins. The results are as follows: Televised Card Kimbo Slice... [Read More...]
Gina Carano trains for Kaitlin Young (video)
Gina Carano talks EliteXC on CBS (video)
Gina Carano talking about EliteXC’s debut on CBS as well as some clips from her workout at CBS’ media day. Read More →
CBS EXC Saturday Night Fights Media Day pics
Pictures from this past Monday’s CBS Elite XC Saturday Night Fights media day held at CBS Studio Center in Studio City, CA. Gary Shaw was saying the right things to the media… “No organization owns all the best fighters and no organization owns all the best fights. UFC got this started, but we are coming now. When UFC looks through the rearview mirror, we are on their bumper. We are... [Read More...]
Gina Carano “being physical allows me to express myself” (video)
With the second season of American Gladiators airing and her history making bout on the CBS Saturday Night Fights card on 5/31, fans are hitting the search engines for the latest Gina Carano content. The below vid is a teaser from the NBC.com… Check out more Gina Carano pics, videos and content on Five Ounces of Pain. Read More →
EliteXC still bullish about female MMA
On Tuesday, EliteXC held a conference call to help promote their CBS show on May 31 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Gina Carano will be fighting for the first time since Sept. 15 when she takes on Kaitlin Young. Both fighters were available to the media on yesterday’s call. It should be an interesting fight, in that both fighters are outstanding strikers who pack a lot of power in their... [Read More...]
Gina Carano on ESPN’s “E:60″ (video)
Here’s the video from tonight’s “E:6o” episode featuring Gina Carano. What I thought was interesting was that they interviewed Shayna Baszler and Tara LaRosa about what they think of Gina being the face of women’s MMA. Read More →
EliteXC/CBS Saturday Night Fights Poster
Apparently Kimbo Slice is now officially “Street Certified” according to this poster and it looks like they will most definitely play off of Gina Carano’s stint on American Gladiators to hype her up. I, for one, am excited for this event. Let’s just hope it does the kind of numbers that CBS is looking for. Read More →
Carano plans to pull double-duty in May
Our good friend from MMARated.com, Ariel Helwani, recently conducted a strong interview with EliteXC female fighter and “American Gladiators” cast member Gina Carano. During the interview, Carano indicated that she was never made aware of a supposed fight that was supposed to have taken place in February during EliteXC’s “Street Certified.” In the weeks leading up to... [Read More...]
Exclusive: Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young likely scheduled for EliteXC’s first show on CBS
A female MMA bout between Gina Carano and Kaitlin Young is expected to be added to the card for EliteXC’s first show on CBS, FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com) has learned exclusively through sources. EliteXC’s debut show on CBS is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Carano, 5-0, last competed on September 15 during EliteXC: Uprising in... [Read More...]
Gina Carano unlikely to fight on March 29
EliteXC female fighter Gina Carano’s name at one point was attached to this past Saturday’s “Street Certified” card but it was later announced by Gary Shaw that she would in fact not be available. In subsequent interviews, Shaw indicated there was a chance that Carano could fight on March 29 during the company’s scheduled co-promotion with Strikeforce in San Jose. However,... [Read More...]
Gina Carano Video: Gina steps on opponent during American Gladiators
It’s time for your weekly Gina Carano fix. Thousands of people have found this site through Carano’s appearances on “American Gladiators” so we’re trying to meet their needs. In this video from last week’s show, Gina eliminates an opponent with a boot to the face. Read More →
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