As we all know by now Gina Carano failed to make weight - or even come close. Some people saw this coming, while others were sure that she would make weight and have a great performance come Saturday evening. As many people have pointed out, this is a very unprofessional move by Gina and as she is the face of female MMA, she must have expected this backlash, and probably has lost some fans.

Here is what I don't understand: How has Kaitlin Young managed to gain so many new fans? Congratulations Kaitlin, you made weight. This is what fighters do, yet suddenly, since she is a woman, we celebrate her for successfully completing such a small part of this entire process. Granted, it is very hard to cut weight, but my point is that every other fighter on the card, minus the obvious exception, made weight and none of us are celebrating this fact. Had Kimbo failed to make weight and Thompson successfully done so, does anyone here actually think that Thompson would suddenly have more fans and be celebrated for coming in under weight? Of course not. 

Many people who are suddenly huge Kaitlin Young fans have probably never even seen the girl fight. Simply because she is a woman who is going about this fight in the right way she is celebrated. Every fighter on this card is taking their fights very seriously, and yes, I believe this does include Gina Carano. Both of these women are competitors and both should be celebrated for stepping into the cage Saturday night to give it their all. This can be said about every athlete on the card. Let's let the performance that Kaitlin Young puts forward on Saturday night be what gives her notoriety and a new fan base. Not the fact that her opponent failed to make weight and that she did. Placing the emphasis on the fight itself should be no problem for either of these women. I believe that both will come in ready to go and put on a great performance for the fans. Let's talk about what could have been done differently after that, shall we?