Gina Carano returning to mixed martial arts fighting; her Hollywood film due to open in August
8:33 AM, Apr. 13, 2011
Written by
Steve Timko
stimko@rgj.com
Former Reno resident Gina Carano is returning to mixed martial arts fighting.
Carano, daughter of Reno casino executive Glenn Carano, is slated to fight on the Strikeforce card June 18 in Dallas, Strikeforce announced in a press release. Glenn Carano is a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback.
No opponent has been named for Carano. She last fought Aug. 15, 2009, when she lost to Cristiane Santos in the first round.
Since then Carano has filmed a movie called "Haywire" directed by Steven Soderbergh, who has also directed "Ocean's Eleven," "Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic," among other movies.
According to IMDB.com, Carano plays a black operations soldier named Mallory Kane who is double crossed and makes it back to protect her family and take revenge on those who double crossed her. The movie also has Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Antonio Banderas and Michael Douglas. IMDB.com says the film is scheduled to open in August.
The Strikeforce press release also says she has left the Xtreme Couture camp in Las Vegas, headed by MMA veteran Randy Couture, and is now being trained by Greg Jackson, who has trained UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
Carano left Reno after the first grade at Jesse Beck Elementary School.
She also appeared on the television show "American Gladiators" as the character Crush.
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