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On Saturday, July 4th Master Toddy’s Muay Thai Academy will be hosting Tuff Grlz 2. It is an all female night of Muay Thai Kickboxing which is being held to promote the upcoming season of Fight Girls 3.
There will be special appearances by Gina Carano and Ardra Hernandez. There is also a one night special sale on sparring and bag gloves at the academy. Tickets can be purchased from www.mastertoddy.com/proshop
The event starts at 3pm. Doors open at 2pm. The address is
Master Toddy’s Muay Thai Academy
5740 S. Arville St. Suite 212
Las Vegas, NV 89118.
Loretta Hunt has an interesting editorial up on Sherdog about Gina that covers her experience meeting Gina, Gina's decision to join Strikeforce over UFC, and a few bold predictions on Hunt's part:
I believe Gina when she tells me she chose Strikeforce over the UFC, because she thought it was a better decision for women’s MMA in general. When I called Gina last week to set up an interview for her Aug. 15 fight, she insisted I also set up an interview with her opponent, Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos. She insisted (I was going to anyway, Gina). That doesn’t sound like a spoiled, self-centered, selfish person to me.
Now, let’s talk about reality. Whether people like it or not, Gina Carano is going to have an influential role in not only the shaping of women’s MMA, but in the direction of the sport as a whole.
I guarantee you she will single-handedly garner more press and media attention than UFC 100. Just wait and see. The interest Gina generates will turn a whole new section of fans onto Strikeforce and MMA, and I wholeheartedly believe we will be watching Carano, Robbie Lawler, Jake Shields, and the rest of Strikeforce’s expanding stable on CBS by January 2010.
Several new details about Gina's contract were revealed in a recent article by MMA Weekly:
“...being in a negotiable spot, I wanted to make sure I carved out the best I possibly could with rights and everything,” said Carano. “But Strikeforce was very willing, and we’ve come to an agreement that I think we’re both very happy with, and I’m excited about it.”
Multiple sources told MMAWeekly.com that Carano’s new deal with Strikeforce nets her six-figures per fight.
She said her decision not to go with Zuffa stemmed from the long-term viability, or lack thereof, of a women’s division built solely on her. Strikeforce’s commitment to women’s MMA gives her more opponents to look forward to.
“I’m really backing them 100 percent,” said Carano. “The last two cards that they put on were incredible and I’m just really happy to be part of a promotion that’s got their stuff together and are organized and is willing to put good matches on, and not just have freak shows on their cards.”
PoD135 uploaded the Gina Carano segment of Sports Science for us. You can view it on our Youtube channel.
Round 5 has a sneak peek of the World of MMA Series 4 collectible figures due out in August 2009 featuring Dan Henderson, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Matt Serra, Gina Carano and Cung Le.
Source - Round5MMA.com
On Thursday, Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg took part in a conference call to promote their upcoming mega fight. Some topics included:
- the 145 weight limit and their current weight
- the 5 min, 5 round fight
- thoughts on meeting each other as fighters and people
- Gina on Randy Couture
(credit: fistofury & kej21)
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