With the biggest fight in women’s MMA history – and one of the biggest fights of 2009 – fewer than two months away, interest in “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” is gaining momentum.
As with this past weekend’s Strikeforce fight between Sarah Kaufman and Shayna Baszler, the Aug. 15 Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos title fight will use five-minute rounds rather than the usual three.
In his latest “Ask the Doc,” feature, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin answers a question about his fanaticism (or lack thereof) for women’s MMA. He also explains why organizations must carefully consider the ramifications of moving from three-minute rounds to five-minute frames for anything but the top-level female fighters.
Doc, why do you hate women’s MMA and are against five-minute rounds?
Dr. Benjamin against 5-min rounds for women
With the biggest fight in women’s MMA history – and one of the biggest fights of 2009 – fewer than two months away, interest in “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” is gaining momentum. As with this past weekend’s Strikeforce fight between Sarah Kaufman and Shayna Baszler, the Aug. 15 Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos title…
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