All Entries Tagged With: "Gina Carano"
Saturday night ratings good for UFC and Strikeforce
The viewership numbers are in from this past Saturday, and both the UFC and Strikeforce should be quite pleased with the results. Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg averaged 576,000 viewers for the night on Showtime, and peaked with 856,000 viewers during the Carano/Cyborg main event. Meanwhile, the UFC counter-programmed Strikeforce by showing fights from the historic [...]
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg salaries
Here are the salaries paid out to participants in last weekend’s Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event. As I always note, these figures do not include sponsorship money or “under the table” bonuses often paid to fighters.
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos: $25,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Gina Carano: $125,000
Gegard Mousasi: $2,000
def. Renato “Babalu” Sobral: $75,000
Gilbert Melendez: $50,000
def. Mitsuhiro [...]
Randy Couture on Gina Carano’s loss
Gina Carano trains over at Extreme Couture with, among others, Randy Couture. Here’s what he had to say seconds after leaving Carano’s locker room last night:
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg post-fight thoughts
Even though their most popular fighter on the card suffered her first professional defeat, Strikeforce had to consider tonight’s event as a success. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos showed without any doubt who the best professional women’s MMA fighter is by defeating Gina Carano in the first round of their championship contest. Despite what you’ll hear and [...]
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg analysis and predictions
Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle: This will be Werdum’s first fight since a KO loss to Junior Dos Santos ended his UFC career. He’s 11-4-1 overall and has beaten fighters such as Gabriel Gonzaga (twice), Alistair Overeem and Brandon Vera during his career. Werdum is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, though his striking [...]
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg weigh-in results
All fighters besides Jesse Taylor have made weight. Taylor has one hour to lose one additional pound. Both main-event participants Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos weighed in just under their required weight.
Full results:
MAIN CARD
Gina Carano (143) vs. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (144.5)
Champ Renato “Babalu” Sobral (201) vs. Gegard Mousasi (204)
Champ Gilbert Melendez (155) vs. Mitsuhiro [...]
Nick Diaz off Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg card
Nick Diaz has been forced off the August 15th Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg card because he was unable to obtain a fight license from the California State Athletic Commission. Diaz missed his pre-fight drug test on August 7th, and didn’t show on August 10th after the Commission allowed him another chance. Diaz, who openly talks [...]
