Gina Carano is a freak.
In case you didn't notice, she's hot. Not "hot for a fighter". Hot. Unquestionably. She's also strong as hell, talented, charismatic, etc... This list goes on. She will beat 99% of the women fighters out there, and will do it in convincing fashion.
But let's get serious for a second. MMA, women's or otherwise, is a legit sport. As in any sport, you need to be in the best shape you can be (combined with tons more) to win. To win fights, you're body needs to be hard, at least for any sustainable amount of time. Cris "Cyborg" Santos is hard. She trains her body, and it shows. And she manhandled Gina Carano last night. Did Gina put up a valiant effort? Of course... but she was out muscled above all else.
Over the las
t few months we've had to listen to the jokes about Cyborg's "manliness", "steroid use", and "freakishness". It's ridiculous. The woman is an athlete. And a hell of an athlete at that. In order for Women's MMA to continue to evolve, we need women like Cyborg to step up so that the public can see that it's not a beauty contest and not a popularity contest, but an athletic endeavor worthy of their time.
t few months we've had to listen to the jokes about Cyborg's "manliness", "steroid use", and "freakishness". It's ridiculous. The woman is an athlete. And a hell of an athlete at that. In order for Women's MMA to continue to evolve, we need women like Cyborg to step up so that the public can see that it's not a beauty contest and not a popularity contest, but an athletic endeavor worthy of their time.As time goes by, we'll all look back and realize that Gina Carano was an anomaly, because as the sport evolves, so will the shape and condition the athletes are in. If you don't believe me, ask the Williams sisters. "Conviction" is a great fighter, and I'm not taking anything away from her training, skills, cardio etc... Her beauty combined with her talent make her, truly, a freak.
As a fan, I'm excited to see what comes next.
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1 Reply to "You've got it all wrong. Gina Carano is the "freak"."
Penhaligon on August 27, 2009 8:58 AM
I completely agree! I cant wait to see what happens next, obviously with Carano being the favourite its been a blow, but hopefully she'll learn from it, come back, harder, faster, stronger. As for Cyborg, good on her. She beat the nations favourite. Congratulations.
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