Gina Carano On ESPN E:60
May 14th, 2008
Feature Segment
Online exclusive uncut roundtable discussion after the jump.
Uncut Roundtable Discussion
Further proof that the mainstream media still has a lot to learn.
“…being in one of these virtually no-holds-barred fights…” (From the television segment, not said below)
“Is she fighting a guy or a girl [on the May 31 card]?”…”She’s fighting a girl. They haven’t gone that sideshow on us yet.”
Wow, just wow. If you’re at least somewhat knowledgeable of this sport, you are going to be fired up by the time you make through this ten minute video.
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What a bunch of horse poop. They are making decisions on her abilities and they have never even watched one of her fights! They didn’t even mention her kickboxing background until the very end…and still didn’t bring up her outstanding record. They also didn’t talk about the fact that the “poster boy” for ExliteXC is Kimbo Slice, and he is not even CLOSE to be anywhere near the best male fighter. He has much to learn and has faught no one in MMA. And they do have rankings in MMA and the match ups are generally based on that…probably more so than boxing. And boxing never makes match ups based on draw?????? All I have to say is Roy Jones Jr. The squirmy looking guy who did most of the talking and the two to his right are a bunch of tools. The bald guy and chic seemed to want more information before making judgments….like a normal person.
I hear ya man. I was disappointed in their feature to say the least. But, the reality is that the mainstream media and the general public are still stuck in the stereotype that was promoted back in the 90’s. It’s a shame but it’s going to take time. The sport is moving in the right direction though.
ESPN did, however, do a fantastic job with their new online MMA series, ‘MMA Live.’ Check it out if you haven’t seen it yet.
What a round table full of idiots!
They at least shouldn’t question if she can fight anymore.
While it is true that they are not even slightly informed about the sport, which is funny since ESPN is supposed to be about that kind of stuff, they bring up valid points as well as uninformed ones.
I believe what they are really trying to get at is that MMA is still not mainstream, which means most people have no idea what it is about. So many times you see sudden interest in a sport because of a beautiful person or a kid that just ends up being a wash. Being a racing and tennis fan, I can think of many circumstances that has happened.
However, I think with the more exposure MMA gets, these issues will stop. As long as MMA promoters and series keep out the real problem people who bring down the real, dedicated fighters, that is.