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Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982 [1]) is an American actress and former mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. [2] Her popularity led to her being called the "face of women's MMA", although Carano rejected this title. [3]
Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on December 14, 2006. [1] It was headquartered in Los Angeles . The partnership to form EliteXC was announced ...
EliteXC: Heat was a mixed martial arts event held by Elite Xtreme Combat (commonly known as EliteXC) on October 4, 2008, in Sunrise, Florida, at the BankAtlantic Center. The event was scheduled to be headlined with a heavyweight fight between Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice, but Shamrock had to pull out due to an injury and Seth Petruzelli was called up to replace him.
Enter Gina Carano, still in the prime of her MMA career and just starting to get into the realm of acting. Dubbed “Crush” on the show, Carano appeared in 16 of the show’s 21 episodes.
Carano got her start in mixed martial arts in the sport of Muay Thai. She performed well during her Muay Thai career racking up a 12-1-1 record. She performed so well, in fact, that the growing ...
The show also featured the first female MMA event aired live on television between Gina Carano and Julie Kedzie. [2] The undercard of EliteXC Destiny was streamed free of charge on Proelite.com and ivtasp.com starting at 7 P.M. EST. Heavy site traffic stopped a number of fans from viewing the fight, but many others were able to successfully ...
There are a number of former MMA fighters transitioning from the octagon to the silver screen these days. Carano has been in the news a lot this week after she posted a risque photo that Instagram ...
ProElite also operated ProElite.com, a web portal with social networking for MMA fighters and fans and live streams of MMA bouts not broadcast on Showtime. While EliteXC was a pioneer in MMA's growth (in addition to its groundbreaking network television deal, its first card included the first televised women's MMA match when Gina Carano faced ...