Although most MMA organizations set weight classes at 135 lb (61 kg) ( bantamweight) and 145 lb (66 kg) ( featherweight), EliteXC opted to create a women's weight class at 140 pounds (64 kg). A day before the fight, Carano failed to make weight for her fight after weighing in at 144.5 pounds (65.5 kg). Carano defeated former HOOKnSHOOT Champion Kaitlin Young at EliteXC: Primetime on May 31, 2008. Carano impressed critics by holding her own on the ground before submitting Evinger late in the first round. Ĭarano fought on the SeptemShowtime EliteXC card, where she defeated Tonya Evinger via rear-naked choke for her first career win by submission. The Fight Network and other news outlets reported that she was rushed to the hospital by ambulance for dehydration while attending a World Extreme Cagefighting event as a spectator. Her scheduled bout against Jan Finney at the EliteXC/ K-1 Dynamite!! USA event on June 2, 2007, was canceled due to illness. The fight was the first televised female fight on Showtime. She fought on the FebruShowtime EliteXC card, defeating Julie Kedzie via unanimous decision in what was called the "Fight of the Night". The fight was the first female fight in Strikeforce. Carano proved critics wrong when she defeated Maxwell for the second time the first victory coming in a Muay Thai bout. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Ĭarano faced Elaina Maxwell at Strikeforce: Triple Threat on December 8, 2006. Carano won the fight by knocking out Sexton late in the second round. She was invited to the World Pro Fighting show in Las Vegas to fight Rosi Sexton. After achieving a Muay Thai record of 12–1–1, Carano received an offer from Jamie Levine to participate in the first-ever sanctioned female MMA bout in Nevada with World Extreme Fighting to fight Leiticia Pestovа (a bout Carano won in 38 seconds). Her then-boyfriend Kevin Ross, a pro Muay Thai fighter, got her involved. Mixed martial arts careerĬarano started her career in the sport of Muay Thai. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno for a year and then University of Nevada, Las Vegas for three years, majoring in psychology. Ĭarano graduated from Trinity Christian High School in Las Vegas where she led the girls' basketball team to a state title. She has said that her family celebrates "an Italian festival" every year, though she is of a "small percentage of Italian" descent. She was raised by her mother after her parents divorced when Gina was 7. She is the middle child of three sisters.
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