Crush: Gina CaranoI loved this article from Yahoo! Sports, wherein we learn that

...Carano, who had a 12-1-1 record as a Muay Thai boxer before transitioning to MMA and compiling a 5-0 mark, doesn’t get the whole sex symbol thing.

“All the attention has helped me, but it’s also hurt me,” she said. “Sometimes, you get portrayed the way you don’t want to be portrayed. People start thinking about you a certain way. I’m like, ‘What’s everybody talking about with this sex appeal thing?’ I don’t get it. I’m not that way. I’m not that person and I’m never going to be that girl, because it’s not in me to get people’s attention sexually. But that’s what people are saying out there now.

Where to begin? There are a hell of a lot of female martial artists out there, why did Carano think "American Gladiators" wanted her for the show? (The black corset and cleavage-forming top should have been dead giveaways.) And the name "Crush" - what did she think that was about? Do they not have double-entendres in Texas?

Anyway, make sure to tune in to Gina Carano and the rest of the girls tonight on "American Gladiators".

The new season two promo spot for "American Gladiators" is running on NBC. "Access Hollywood" has the video here.

The two female gladiators featured are Gina "Crush" Carano and Beth "Venom" Horn. I'm kinda surprised to see Horn showing up in season two. Good for her.

I've seen girls fight in Newark, and I've seen spectators gather for the fights. I don't think any of them were paying to watch, though, and it certainly wasn't broadcast on CBS.

According to some Canadians who run a web site, Gina Carano will fight Kaitlin Young on the EliteXC program on May 31st.

Crush is nigh indestructible atop the Joust platform, as even Monica Carlson learned to her dismay.

The girls over at After Ellen love them some Gina Carano. One blogger has compiled a list of five reasons why she loves Crush. They more or less line up with my own, so maybe I should spend more time hanging around lesbians.