American Mixed Martial arts Fighter Gina Carano

American Mixed Martial arts Fighter Gina Carano

  Gina Carano
Statistics:

Nickname Conviction
Height 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm)
Weight 141 lb (64 kg) (weigh-in Oct. 3, 2008)
Nationality American
Born April 16, 1982 (1982-04-16) (age 27)
Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada
Town of birth Dallas County, Texas
Team/Association Xtreme Couture
Primary fighting style Boxing, Muay Thai

 Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Carano appeared as the Gladiator "Crush" on American Gladiators. She has been referred to as the "face of women's MMA".[1] Carano is currently set to face Cristiane Santos for Strikeforce's inaugural woman's championship in the main event of Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg.

 Carano was born in Dallas County, Texas, the middle daughter of Glenn Carano and Dana Cason. She has two sisters. Her father played for the Dallas Cowboys as a backup quarterback from 1977-1983 and for the USFL Pittsburgh Maulers as a starter in 1984, their only year of operations.

She graduated from Trinity Christian High School in Las Vegas, NV where she led the girl's basketball team to a state title. She also played volleyball and softball.[4] She attended the University of Nevada, Reno for a year and then University of Nevada, Las Vegas for three, where she majored in psychology.