The Fox 5 weather girl in San Diego, Chrissy Russo, does an interview with “UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko” headliner Vladimir Matyushenko but seems to have eyes only for the Belarusian’s training partner Antoni Hardonk.
This is an example of the progression that MMA has made in main stream society, that the sport has breached the local news broadcast. It could be argued that it is only with the “weather girl” but it is a five minute segment instead of a passing review in the sports segment. The fact that there is some comedic relief, provided by Russo, may help to soften the sport in the eyes of the average viewer who may see the sport as something more sinister.
Props to Steve Cofield (aka Yahoo! Cagewriter) for posting the video. Check out his article, by hitting the link above, which includes information on what some of the other major news agencies in San Diego are doing, as well as a link to some more shots of Russo talking about her sun burnt buns.