Women’s mixed martial arts fighter, and now turned movie star, Gina ‘Conviction’ Carano (7-1) has not seen the inside of a cage for over two years since her loss to Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos in August 2009 for the Strikeforce women’s featherweight title.
Carano is currently promoting her upcoming movie “Haywire” in which she plays the leading role in the spy thriller.
With the recent suspension of ‘Cyborg’ over a positive test for steroids, the women’s 145-lbs division is without a star.
During a recent interview with ESPN Radio 1100, UFC president Dana White was asked where Carano would rank if she came back to the sport of mma.
“Absolutely, absolutely. She has this big movie coming out. I’m getting behind this movie and supporting it big time, I heard it’s great. I’m happy for her, but if she wanted to come back and fight that could be worked out.”
“I don’t disagree with you at all….Still no matter how long her layoff has been it would be hard to deny that she is one of the best fighters in the world, even in that weight class. That happens all the time in boxing, guys that are on top of the world take a couple of years and come back. Unless there has been a lot of activity in that division, they usually hold their standing.”
So it may be that the Strikeforce 145-lbs division has suffered a devastating blow to it’s standing, but may find a star once again in Gina Carano.