Female boxer Christy Martin: No ground game

...what they're doing." To be fair to Martin, most of us didn't know what Gina Carano and Cristiane Santos were doing there, either. Martin, boxing's closest equivalent to Carano, never fought...

Caster Semenya is being treated unfairly

Track star Caster Semenya of South Africa might be the victim of rigid gender stereotypes.

Tuesday mail call: What is Ace's place?

...Female MMA's current problem is that only two story threads are dangling at the moment: Gina Carano's comeback efforts and the Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos demolition derby. Those aren't enough to sustain...

Blogging The Nation

...he's Swiss! We figured wrong. bassmannash: Is it a moment of truth for MMA favorite Gina Carano? One blogger says it's time to choose between her passion for fighting and her marketability...

MMA Live: 8-20-09

MMA Live takes a look at the aftermath of Strikeforce: Carano vs Cyborg. In addition, an update on Lesnar vs Carwin, Chuck Liddell on Dancing with the Stars, and a comprehensive preview of UFC 102

Carano takes home $125,000

The value of being a poster girl: Gina Carano, who suffered her first professional loss Saturday at the piston-pumping hands of Cristiane Santos, earned...

Cristiane Santos vs. Gina Carano

Gina Carano, Forrest Griffin exit cage on rocket fuel: Understandable or in poor taste?

In a Monday editorial, Yahoo's Steve Cofield took Gina Carano to task for exiting the ring in haste following her definitive loss to Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos...

Stock Watch

Dickie V looks at whose stock has gone up and down over the last week.

Randy Couture makes EA "MMA" game appearance official

Cornering Xtreme Couture affiliated fighter Gina Carano Saturday, Randy Couture found the time to confirm his participation in Electronic Arts' creatively-titled "MMA...

Cristiane Santos vs. Gina Carano

PTI : Carano's Loss Hurts Sport?

A reader wonders if the MMA fighter Gina Carano's loss on Saturday Night was a step forward or back for MMA.

Video | August 17, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Gina Carano, right, is punched by Cris "Cyborg" Santos, of Brazil in a Strikeforce mixed martial arts Female...

Carano, women's MMA staying put

Cristiane Santos' high-profile fight with Gina Carano only helped to bolster their star power -- and to push women's MMA to the forefront.

SAN JOSE, CA - AUGUST 15: Gina Carano (L) congratulates Cris Cyborg (R) after being defeated for the Middleweight Championship Title at Stikeforce: Carano...