Couture to train & corner Carano for title
When she faces Cristiane Cyborg Santos in August, Gina Carano, for the first time in her mixed martial arts career,…
When she faces Cristiane Cyborg Santos in August, Gina Carano, for the first time in her mixed martial arts career, will have her gym’s namesake by her side.
Randy Couture has accepted Carano’s invitation to train her for the highly anticipated Strikeforce bout, MMAWeekly.com has learned from a source close to Couture. The invitation was made shortly after Carano’s contractual limbo with the promotion ended.
Couture, currently on the New Orleans set of the Sylvester Stallone-helmed action movie The Expendables, is watching video on Santos to formulate a game plan. When he returns to Las Vegas..later this month, he will begin working beside Carano in addition to boxing coach Gil Martinez and Muay Thai coach Quinton Chong.
As in her previous three camps, the gym’s regulars, including Tyson Griffin, Gray Maynard, Mike Pyle, Jay Hieron, and Martin Kampmann, will be her sparring partners.