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Originally Posted by womble

Berezikova is a good example.

She'll maul someone other than a poor poor Korean girl one day.

Originally Posted by CombatSportNut

Since the womens side of this sport is so under-promoted Gina Carano will be at the top no matter if she is a champ or not. She is the most marketable woman in the sport and she will probably always draw the biggest crowd and highest paycheck. How much farther does she need to go from there?

I dunno... fight the best, perhaps? Make weight when fighting undersized opponents? Not that I think anything's wrong with Carano's opposition so far, her management is doing exactly what all management is supposed to be doing, building their fighter; my question, however, was aimed at measuring the skill she's displayed thus far and conjecturing how well she'd fare against the elite in her division, and in that respect, she's got wrestling work to do in order to prepare for those elites.

Originally Posted by woogle

Uh, I thought this was the women's MMA discussion thread. Surely the point is to discuss women's MMA, not who the most marketable female MMAer is.

For those who don't give a f*ck about women's MMA, but just think Gina is hot, I'm sure you'll find a "Gina Carano for prom queen" thread somewhere else on the forum.

While something I personally find objectionable, the necessity of "looks" with regard to the marketability of FeMMA is something that simply can't be overlooked. Its not going to go away any time soon and frankly its best for the sport. The crux will be whether promoters have a sense for when to cease emphasizing the point and instead focus on the sheer athleticism involved.

Originally Posted by Cube43200

Coenen looked good and done with from my angle. I saw a picture of her following the punch that indicated she was in la-la land.

Erin was also getting the better of her in the standup.

My memory is in agreement with Coenen's own post-fight interview comment on the matter. A fighter's testimony isn't always the most reliable, but her express dissatisfaction with the decision immediately after the ref called the fight lends evidence to the matter for myself... until I can find that damn DVD, its around here somewhere.

Originally Posted by Cube43200

I believe Toughill had a 10 pound weight advantage (160 vs. approximately 150); Coenen isn't small.

10lbs is a lot in every combat sport I can think of, g-money, not to mention the reach advantage.