Awhile ago I wrote that I didn’t think Gina Carano was all that cute, in fact she was a bit too “think” for my taste. You readers ripped me a new one with all of your comments. Since that posting I’ve come around and have seen the light, even more so after tonight’s EliteXC show. Now I feel it is my duty focus a bit more MMA’s hottest fighter.

All About Gina Carano:

Middle Name: Joy
Hometown: Las Vegas
Status: Single
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Favorite Book: The Bible
Hero: Jesus
Sign: Aries

On to the Gina Carano photo gallery (sorry, no nude Gina Carano pictures out there, yet):

Here’s a first, a female has been suspended and fined by the California State Athletic Commission for failing a drug test. Jennifer “Rosebud” Tate (and no, I’m not making it up, Rosebud is her nickname) fought in Pro Elite on October 26, 2007 and tested positive for Marijuana. Her suspension runs from the conclusion of the bout on October 26, 2007 through January 24, 2008. She has been fined $500. Jenny, you know how much green bud you could have bought for five hundo?

ProElite and Mark Burnett (producer of Survivor, The Apprentice, The Contender, and other top reality shows) are teaming up to create a reality-based MMA television show starting celebrities and former well known athletes. The show is without a name at this point, but what is known is that it will be shown on network television (unlike the UFC’s partner on cable TV). Combine network distribution and household names, and you’ve got a pretty powerful MMA footprint.

The first “season” will focus on MBL and NFL studs Jose Canseco and Herschel Walker who together with a group of other former pros will train as a team to cross over into the sport of mixed martial arts. These athletes will fight with select EliteXC fighters in each episode with the series finale featuring a famous celebrity athlete match up. I’m sure EliteXC fighters will take it easy on the former pros, but nonetheless it should be highly entertaining to watch someone as athletic as Herschel Walker (he used to do 2,500 crunches and 1,000 push-ups every day during the NFL off season) learn mixed martial arts.

This might be a good opportunity forShaq to show off his MMA skills.

Source: www.proelite.com

 
Leading up to Robbie Lawler’s fight against Murilo “Ninja” Rua at EliteXC, ProElite.com has made available to the public the complete Robbie Lawler vs. Frank Trigg fight that took place in March of this year. It’s an epic MMA battle definitely worth watching. You do have to register on ProElite.com to watch it, but hell, it’s free (unlike the UFC who charge $1.99 to watch an old fight)!
Check it out here and see if Lawler’s performance influences your thoughts on his title fight against Ninja.

Props to ProElite for making this fight video available to the MMA fans for free

Although this isn’t in the magnitude of the UFC’s purchase of Pride, it’s still pretty huge in the MMA community. Looks like ProElite is doing its all to not be left in the dust of MMA behemoth the UFC.  In addition to their recent EliteXC Showtime deal, the growing mixed martial arts organization is keeping their momentum strong with the acquisition of King of the Cage.  From Thursday’s press release:

ProElite, Inc., a sports entertainment and media company dedicated to producing world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) events, today announced the acquisition of King of the Cage, Inc. (KOTC), a prolific MMA promoter with an established stable of world-class fighters and global brand equity.

As part of the agreement, KOTC will promote events in conjunction with Los Angeles-based ProElite’s respected and highly acclaimed live events division, EliteXC, which broadcasts MMA events on Showtime Networks. KOTC will also provide live-streaming video content through ProElite.com.

“We are extremely pleased that KOTC is joining the ProElite family, a natural extension of our brand as we continue to move forward with our global growth strategy,” said Douglas Deluca, CEO of ProElite, Inc. “Pound for pound, KOTC is the best brand out there and brings a deep breadth of industry experience to ProElite, providing a built-in infrastructure that will strengthen the impact of our organization on the world of MMA.”

If ProElite can pull all of their different ventures together and strike some distribution deals, this could really change the course of MMA. 

 
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