Gina Carano Wins Starring Role In A Movie
by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 7, 2009 10:00 AM EDT
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From MMAFanhouse:
The popular athlete who has been a Muay Thai fighter, MMA fighter, American Gladiator and magazine model is reportedly set to star in a spy thriller being helmed by Oscar-award winning director Steven Soderbergh.
The film's title seems apt: Knockout.
Man, what's the deal with all these MMA fighters scoring movie roles? I'm all for it, as long as the movie role doesn't interfere training camp for upcoming fights. *Coughs. Carano never seems comfortable when she's doing MMA interviews, so I wonder how she'll handle that when she's in front of the movie camera in a starring role?
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I think Carano wants to do this. I kind if have a feeling MMA is not in her heart
by The Bronzeville Bully on Sep 7, 2009 11:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
This will be Soderbergh's hardest work yet:
trying to make Gina not sound so empty headed.
...some call me "el mexicutioner"...
![From MMAJunkie.com:
Strikeforce heavyweight and former NFL great Herschel Walker (1-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) suffered a deep cut in training and has been forced to withdraw from next month's "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" event.
Strikeforce officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Featuring a light heavyweight matchup between Dan Henderson and Renato "Babalu" Sobral, "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" takes place Dec. 4 and airs on Showtime.
"I feel terrible about this," Walker stated in today's official release. "I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again."
Walker had been expected to face one-time WEC veteran Scott Carson (4-1 MMA, 0-0 SF).
According to Strikeforce officials, a Daniel Cormier knee strike opened a "deep cut under [Walker's] left eye that required multiple stitches"...
Despite the setback, Walker said he hopes to return to action quickly.
"I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals," Walker said.](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/161814/herschel-walker-2_small.jpg)
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