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Originally Posted by Steve4192
In the last six months, Kaitlin has ...
1. Reduced her course load in school so she could focus on training
2. Worked diligently on her ground game with Greg Nelson
3. Entered grappling tournaments in order to hone her ground technique
4. Done brutal 'Caveman' conditioning workouts to make sure her cardio and power are at their peak
5. Will have nine weeks to prepare for the fight
In the last six months, Gina Carano has ...
1. Filmed a reality TV gameshow
2. Flown around doing talk shows promoting said gameshow
3. Blown up well over her normal fighting weight
4. Will have two weeks to prepare for the fight due to scheduling conflicts with her TV show
Call me crazy, but I'm thinking Kaitlin might be better prepared for this fight.
Young via face-wrecking headkick
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in their respective careers....
Kaitlin Young (4 wins, 1 loss) has faced:
- Sara Schneider (3-0) Young lost by armbar at the beginning of the second round. it was Schneider's second MMA match, and she remains undefeated at 3-0 now.
- Patti Lee (2-1) Young won by KO in under a minute, in both fighters' third fight of the night. it was Patti Lee's first and only night so far in MMA.
- Miesha Tate (1-1) Young won by KO in under a minute in both fighters' second fight of the night. it was Tate's first and only night so far in MMA.
- Suzi Smith (1-1) Young won by KO a little over two minutes in. it was Smith's first MMA match.
- Lindsey Frandrop (0-2) Young won by TKO in what was an MMA debut for both fighters.
Gina Carano (5 wins, 0 losses) has faced:
- Tonya Evinger (6-3) Carano won by rear naked choke in just less than three minutes. Evinger was 5-1 coming into this match.
- Julie Kedzie (9-7) Carano won by decision in the fight of the night. Kedzie was 6-5 coming into the match.
- Elaina Maxwell (2-2) Carano won by decision in Maxwell's second MMA match and Carano's third.
- Rosi Sexton (8-1) Carano won by TKO in the second round against a then undefeated Sexton who was 5-0.
- Leiticia Pestova (0-2) Carano won by KO in under a minute in what was an MMA debut for both fighters.
when it comes to experience, gina is by far more prepared. i'm sure kaitlin is training hard and will be as ready as she can be to jump up a level, but gina is actually training for a month, not two weeks, as you mistakenly said. she did gain weight from not having enough training time, but is now back on track. the reason she's "flown around" is not just to promote american gladiators. she has done numerous interviews and appearances trying to promote the sport of mixed martial arts. it's difficult to fault her for that, but only time will tell if her time dedicated to promoting will take away from her performance on the 31st.
so far, it hasn't.
carano by ko or tko in the second in what will likely be fight of the night.
