Gina Carano Talks Ronda Rousey, Haywire, and if She'll Ever Return to MMA
by Matthew Roth on Jan 3, 2012 1:03 PM EST
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Two and a half years ago Gina Carano was on top of the WMMA world. A muay thai fighter with looks to kill, she had all the qualities needed to become a megastar. Then she faced the unstoppable force that is Cristiane Santos and the rest as they say is history. Gina walked away from the sport to film the upcoming Steven Soderbergh movie 'Haywire' leaving everyone wondering if she'd ever return. Her scheduled bout this summer was cancelled without any explanation and it seemed like even Strikeforce founder Scott Coker had no idea if Carano would ever return whenever he was asked.
This weekend at UFC 141 Gina Carano finally appeared at a MMA event. Unfortunately it was as a spectator. Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting caught up with Carano to find out when fans can expect to see her back in the cage. Unfortunately, Gina was unable to give a definitive answer as her entire acting career is dependent on the success of "Haywire". If the movie is a box office success it's very likely that our last memory of Gina Carano in MMA will be of her getting smashed by Cris Cyborg. She also addresses the ongoing war of words between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey over who is using their looks more to fill the void left when Carano walked away from the sport. It is a 15 minute
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Sort of interested to see this flick. I doubt it will be anything ground breaking, but seems like a boneheaded action movie to kill some time. Plus, it is Gina…
We are Ruining Your Special Night, motherfuckers!
I'm hoping for a nude scene or ten.
Maybe some jelly that I’m not ready for that becomes gifworthy.
Soderbergh is too inconsistent for me to know what to expect.
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
I guess so
but context is important. For instance, he was used to making small budget films and was interested in trying a big studio picture so he took on Oceans 11, after another sequel he sort of retaliated and made Bubble, complete with non-actors and an incredibly small budget. He likes to experiment and I appreciate it so I’m really interested to see his take on the action genre.
Sometimes he is absolute crap (Ocean’s Eleven, The Girlfriend Experience)
sometimes he is good (Traffic, Contagion)
“inconsistent” is a fair assessment
I wouldn’t classify Ocean’s 11 as crap. While it wasn’t a groundbreaking artistic masterpiece, it was decent for a major studio popcorn flick.
I recognized Sasha Grey and thought I'd give it a chance.
I wanted to check out her, um, artistic merits.
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by alicks on Jan 3, 2012 4:21 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I think Soderberg is just "intrigued" by Gina
Like he was with pornstar-star Sasha Grey in Girlfriend Experience
God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore's vengeance, and you must see it; I set myself entirely in your hands. I know you must see it now.
by yellopanda on Jan 4, 2012 2:01 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
No great expectations for the Movie, although considering the trailers I have seen her acting is at best pedestrian.
I've got something to say; it better to burn out than to fade away!!!
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She just seems like a sweet girl that you would have no long term future with.
by discoandherpes on Jan 3, 2012 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
feel the same
nice looking coat with no stuffing
will the scorpion king or the egg be the hydra
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
BTW Kit Cope did an interview on Sherdog about Gina and it is pretty funny. He is very candid about their relationship.
by discoandherpes on Jan 4, 2012 8:27 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, she should just admit she is retired.
Fuck you, double fingers
- Nick Diaz
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society
- Mark Twain
she should come back & fight Liddel or Forrest
will the scorpion king or the egg be the hydra
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
by liptondrift on Jan 3, 2012 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Do you mean
Tito? Or Gina? There was just an article about Tito being interested in fighting either of them for his retirement fight.
...
Enraged last round pick of the Filipino Reccing Machines.
Sabotaging the competition est. 2011
by Sugel Mendoza on Jan 3, 2012 5:43 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
So, a shooting star in MMA who leaves when things get tough?
’Never thought Gina Carano and Brock Lesnar would have so much in common.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 3, 2012 1:22 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
True
They both folded when they got hit hard as well.
by discoandherpes on Jan 3, 2012 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
I mean she was competitive with Cyborg until she got cracked hard once. Then it was all over.
by discoandherpes on Jan 3, 2012 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
In a way, she's a much bigger disappointment.
Brock Lesnar, at the very least, energized an era of prosperity for the UFC as a whole. Gina left just when she was making a real impact in getting women’s MMA some serious notice from the public.
She should just retire and stop pretending that she’s still a mixed martial artist.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 3, 2012 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
she had as much impact on MMA as porn for the dvd sales
will the scorpion king or the egg be the hydra
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
joe dirt
will the scorpion king or the egg be the hydra
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
Going the Roger Huerta route
Will be back fighting for Bellator or something smaller org.
insert complimentary gif of gina carano bitting her lip....
That clip reminds me of a porn star right before she get a facial.
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What’s sad is that I know exactly what you mean. Hypothetical question: How would you handle a situation with your little sister, niece or daughter if you found out that they started doing porn? I don’t mean like if they already had like 30 scenes under their belt because by then I think I’d just be like fuck it, I mean like if you found out while they had just done scene 3.
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jan 3, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Internet win
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It's the houston way.
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i laughed until i cried.
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by the-gentle-way on Jan 3, 2012 6:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Scene 3 or scene 30 it's already a done deal... youssss a Hoooooe.
Sister… I would disown, & explain to my parents hoes dont get inheritance.
Daughter… chained to the radiator for the rest of her life, with occasional pressure washer shower.
Niece…buy my sibling the pad lock , a chain & a pressure washer & explain how to keep my niece locked up for the rest of her life.
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by RECE ROCK on Jan 3, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
How very Shari'a of you.
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That lip bite is so obviously done on purpose. Contrived sexiness is not sexy.
However, I wouldn’t say no. Just sayin’.
"You've got Floyd Mayweather making $25 million. He can't stop a double-leg..." Nick Diaz.
It's definitely on purpose.
She only has to do it 30 times in one interview to make her point.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 3, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Or...
it could well be a nervous tick…now, that is totally unsexy…
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If it's a nervous tick, then that's a different thing altogether.
"You've got Floyd Mayweather making $25 million. He can't stop a double-leg..." Nick Diaz.
She is surprisingly shy, check out her body language at 9:00 when Ariel confronts her about being so hard to reach. She covers up her chest and folds her arms defensively.
She's an actress.
Considering how close her movie is to debuting, the whole “shy girl” routine works great for the media cameras.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 3, 2012 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think her shyness is an act, she has always seemed shy in interviews or when the camera pans over to her during an event.
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so xxxxxxx stupid." – Phil Baroni
by keyboardwarrior on Jan 3, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
True, it's been a critical asset of her public persona for years.
If she came off like a hyper confident, over-aggressive alpha bitch, MMA fans wouldn’t find her nearly as endearing.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 3, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think it is contrived. Ronda Rousey is not shy in the least yet many mma fans are enamored with her
"I fight because I can’t sing, I can’t dance, and it beats working all day. Now ask me a question that doesn’t sound so xxxxxxx stupid." – Phil Baroni
by keyboardwarrior on Jan 3, 2012 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
:(
Oh where oh where could my Ronda be?
The Sonnen took her away from me
Now I’m real angry – Andy please beat his butt
So he can’t see my Ronda with his eyes – swelled shut.
/cochran
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
by menckenstein on Jan 3, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Chael must be put down.
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Mia Hamm of MMA
She reminds me so much of Mia Hamm. Everyone wants her to be the flagship person of the sport, and she’s so shy and uncomfortable in interviews. Personable and nice but not a spotlight-seeker, for better or for worse.
by Beau Dure on Jan 3, 2012 1:41 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Made me google her.
How dare you?
Also, you are absolutely right.
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Yeah that is a pretty on point comparison.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jan 3, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Ronda Rousey is the Hope Solo of MMA
God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore's vengeance, and you must see it; I set myself entirely in your hands. I know you must see it now.
Except that Hope Solo is pretty hot.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Jan 4, 2012 2:13 AM EST up reply actions
I feel bad for her as much as it’s easy to pick her apart. She’s swimming in deep water, & by the look of her mma career, when the heat is on she wilts. She should have just become a homemaker
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Yes, because homemaker is the only other option for women. Jesus.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 3, 2012 1:49 PM EST reply actions
Fighting no-name fighters in WMMA is not really a fair criticisms. There are like 5 female fighters worth knowing
by Robert V-U on Jan 3, 2012 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Actually, there's at least 50.
http://www.mmarising.com/rankings/unified-womens-mixed-martial-arts-rankings/
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 3, 2012 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
I disagree, those rankings are so volatile, near meaningless when you have a 2-2 fighter in the top ten. there’s just not enough depth and not enough girls are in SF
They need to bring over Milana Dudieva and Romy Russyen
by Robert V-U on Jan 3, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Fair enough.
Though I think that criticism really only applies to two divisions, and strawweight is the weirdest of them all.
But I fully agree that Strikeforce just isn’t doing enough to sign really good fighters — just prospects that they want to build through a lackluster brand.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jan 3, 2012 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
That’s the most frustrating part, that they aren’t bringing in the more developed female fighters from over in Europe.
The girls the do sign, just aren’t the type that have had any significant impact on the MMA scene (I am think Maija Kujala and Julia Budd here)
I was pissed when Nunes lost to Davis, Nunes was such a viable contender.
But they need to put India Gomes against Romy Russyen, then at least have someone to fight Cyborg this year
Tito has a lot of shit. Not all of it funny.
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his trash talk is awkward, but he has had some funny moments.
What happened with Helwani, is like Ariel asked a question, and Tito is just like I don’t like you so I am not gonna answer you
Tito is more unintentionally funny.
"You've got Floyd Mayweather making $25 million. He can't stop a double-leg..." Nick Diaz.
That was funny. But then uncle Dana told Tito to answer it, and he was like “OK I’ll answer it but only for you Dana”. That just made him seem like Dana’s bitch instead..
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by Horselover Fat on Jan 3, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
She is.
You be quiet.
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The thing about fedoras is
They make normal people look douchey, but make douchey people cool and mysterious.
Nuh Uh
Akira Corrassani (however you spell his name) is pretty damn douchey and he doesn’t look anything close to cool or mysterious in a fedora
by jlim4 on Jan 3, 2012 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Justin.
Fucking.
Timberlake.
Looks cool as shit in his fedoras. Usher rocks them too, but I just don’t like that guy…
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jan 4, 2012 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
Soderbergh movies are so overrated.
Especially with a January release, this thing is gonna suck. Although she does kick the shit out of Channing Tatum, so that’s always a plus.
"You've got Floyd Mayweather making $25 million. He can't stop a double-leg..." Nick Diaz.
by pud333 on Jan 3, 2012 2:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully it doesn't suck as bad as the last MMA-related movie I watched
Redbelt I want my money back!!!
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
Did you see Warrior?
That was pretty decent.
"You've got Floyd Mayweather making $25 million. He can't stop a double-leg..." Nick Diaz.
Heard good things from people who hated Don't Back Down and Never Surrender
Waiting for it to come to Netflix streaming.
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
It's a lazy Sunday afternoon Netflix movie for sure.
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theres a page
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She's like the female Brock Lesnar but with a sunny disposition.
Both came in very well touted, with the casuals riding their cottals and not entirely comfortable with the media attention they got, both accomplished something that goes kinda more to the sport’s infrastructure and not so much towards athletic achievmnent, and both left the cage almost on a stretcher.
But…dayum, she’s got perfect bone structure!
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...must...resist...
Can’t.
I’ve got some bone structure for her right here!!!! [DX crotch chop]
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by Unabomberman on Jan 3, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
You’re right both Gina and Lesner have an awful lot in common. Huge hype, huge promotion and when it came down to it they bolted when the going got tough. I can’t help but feel that Ronda is in the same category, I don’t think Ronda sticks around for much longer after her first loss.
by jdark on Jan 3, 2012 3:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
She's still an unknown quantity.
She may well turn to be the equivalent of a healthy Lesnar, or take a turn down Satoshi Ishii’s corner. We still don’t know.
What we do know is that she’s with a solid team, as of now. And that she’s got mad skills.
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i dont think so.
She is a life long martial artist.
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by the-gentle-way on Jan 3, 2012 4:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The critical buzz around Haywire is positive thus far.
It’s being described as a tight, stylish thriller with some very good action. Also, Gina’s acting is supposedly fairly decent.
she is adorable
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by the-gentle-way on Jan 3, 2012 4:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Like a kitten on a cloud with bow.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR
I'd hardly call the Cyborg Carana faced an "unstoppable force".
An unstopped force, sure, but Cyborg that night was far from unstoppable. What that fight demonstrated was how shallow WMMA was (and still is). Those two fighters were the top of their sport, and Cyborg pulled mount. And then Carano didn’t know what to do with mount and stood up.
I think you give Cyborg altogether too much credit in your description of their bout. Cyborg wasn’t some dominant behemoth who couldn’t be stopped. She handed her opponent a dominant position, and didn’t suffer as a result simply because her opponent had no idea what to do with it.
That fight shoud be all the evidence anyone needs to show that WMMA isn’t deep enough to exist within a major promotion.
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Gina is never returning to MMA
That one ass beating she got from Cyborg put her into unofficial retirement.
The question shouldn’t be will she return to mma but can Gina return to mma? Think about it she hasn’t fought in over 2 years the last time she won a fight was in 2008. She hasn’t trained consistently since leading up to her fight with Cyborg. On top of that she would have to train her butt of just to get back to the level she was at when she fought Cyborg and we all know how well that worked out, never mind adding to her skill set.
At this point it’s probably too late for Gina to come back to MMA especially to compete at the elite level.
It wasn't really an assbeating
She took one hard punch with a few seconds left in the round and covered up. If Carano was a decent grappler she could have probably won that fight.
by discoandherpes on Jan 4, 2012 8:32 AM EST up reply actions
The only offense Gina managed in that fight was getting thrown into mount by sloppy TD’s beyond that it was completely one sided.
by jdark on Jan 4, 2012 7:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Going out on a crazy-ass limb here
and saying she had some sort of drug problem. She mentions loving herself more, touches her nose/mouth a lot, and had those undisclosed personal problems. Plus I have been hearing about this movie forever. I know blockbusters can take 1-2 years to film, but this is probably not a true “blockbuster” and it seems to have taken forever to be completed.
Just throwing crazy shit out ’cause I am bored. I would like to see her fight again.
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