Gina Carano's medical clearance revoked, forced out of June 18th fight
Posted on June 7, 2011, 01:54 PM by Joey SantosusStrikeforce Women's Welterweight contender Gina Carano, who was set to return to action against Sarah D'Alelio on June 18th, has been forced to withdraw from the bout after having her medical clearance for the match-up revoked.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker revealed the news during today's Overeem vs. Werdum media conference call.
Carano (7-1) has been inactive since an August 2009 TKO loss to current Women's Middleweight champ Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos. During her time away from the cage she was cast in a lead role of the upcoming feature film "Haywire," which is slated for release later this year. "Conviction" reportedly resumed training in February, moving from the Las Vegas based gym Xtreme Couture to Jackson's MMA in New Mexico.
No specific details were revealed regarding the nature of Carano's failure to obtain medical clearance, but the Women's MMA superstar did issue this brief statement:
"I am seriously disappointed not to be fighting on June 18th. I'd like to thank Greg Jackson and Team Jackson for such an amazing camp. I hope this is only a brief setback."
Following the news, Coker announced that the Lightweight clash between former Welterweight title contender KJ Noons and ATT product Jorge Masvidal would be bumped up from the undercard to fill the vacant slot left on the main card. Whether or not D'Alelio, who was set to make her promotional debut, will remain on the card is unclear at this time, however a decision is expected to be made shortly.
Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum is set to take place June 18th from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The stacked card will be headlined by a pair of Heavyweight Grand Prix Quaterfinal bouts, one of which will feature division Champion Alistair Overeem going head to head with Fabricio Werdum, while the other will pit UFC veteran Josh Barnett against Brett Rogers.
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I agree, Noons-Misvidal will be a great fight (especially for striking and brawling fans).
WOW! I hope Hugh Hefner jumps at this opportunity! Yeah baby!
she has no chance against cyborg . wasn't that all ready proven ? i don't think she should or no ladies should be in the cage period ! its a mans sport ! yes take martial arts but only too use it in self defence . not prize fighting !
You do agree it is ok for a female to be able to defend herself, though, right? Being in the cage can show how good she is at defending herself. It will show if all that self-defense training really worked. Sometimes defending oneself is having a great offense. Agree?
You kidding me? Some of these women fighters would destroy some of these male fighters...
Damn, I knew Carano was in somewhat of a bad shape, but I had no idea it was this bad.
I hope she's okay.
this sucks
What? No picture....
During the call Coker definitely wasn't interested in sharing details. I was going to ask him, but several people beat me to it and he was very tight lipped in regards to the entire situation.
That's the first thing that popped into my head. Then I was wondering how she'll explain this to Pops. At least, while with Couture, she didn't mess around, so she goes up to New Mexico and Poof! Unable to fight. OK, Gina, so who was it?
I was really looking forward to this fight. Actually, I could care less about who Gina was fighting; I just wanted to see Gina in the cage again. Noons/Masvidal will be where they belong now.
She probably picked up Hepatitis C on her LA movie set...
Wonder if she has a child on the way :/
Wonder if she has a child on the way :/
Gina=POA
Cyborg/Amanda Nunes = True fighters
Let's face it, Gina isn't that good. Her looks are all she has now. I'd like to see Amanda Nunes kik the $#!T outta' Carano and get a shot at Cyborg. Amanda Nunes is a bad a$$ girl.