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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]
From there, Carano’s MMA career took off to greater heights. Her first MMA loss and last fight was against Cris Cyborg. Between 2006 and 2008, Carano went 7-0 with three knockouts, one ...
This is a list of notable female mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. ... (UFC, LFA) Gina Carano - (EliteXC, Strikeforce) Ariane Carnelossi -
There has been a growing awareness of women in mixed martial arts due to popular female fighters and personalities such as Amanda Nunes, Megumi Fujii, Gina Carano, Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, Holly Holm, Alexa Grasso, and Joanna Jędrzejczyk and among others. [6] Carano became known as "the face of women's MMA" after appearing in a number of ...
Jackson Wink MMA Academy (formerly known as Jackson's Submission Fighting) is a mixed martial arts gym based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The gym has been featured in several sports documentaries and has been called one of the best MMA gyms in the world by various MMA magazines.
Cris Cyborg. Cristiane Justino Venâncio [1] (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos ), is a Brazilian-American [7] mixed martial artist and professional boxer who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Featherweight ...
By decision. 6. Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog. Julie Kedzie (born March 18, 1981) is an American retired mixed martial artist. [3] She is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and specializes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. [4] Kedzie was Greg Jackson's personal assistant at Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts. [5]
Ostovich was a mixed martial arts (MMA) fan from childhood, citing her father Robert "Bob-O" Ostovich and Gina Carano as inspirations. Her father is a former professional fighter, trainer, and promoter. Her brother Robby is also a professional fighter. She trains out of her family's gym, Jesus Is Lord. Ostovich originally began training for MMA ...