Carano intimidates and ‘beats up’ Haywire co-stars

Fighting femme Gina Carano is reported to have “scared off” and “beat the sh*t out of” her fellow actors during scenes for her role in upcoming Hollywood film Haywire. The Strikeforce beauty’s director, the Academy Award-winning Steven Soderbergh, remarked that some of Carano’s male co-stars were intimidated by her fighting acumen during filming of the Bourne Identity-type action thriller. Fellow Haywire actor Michael Douglas said regarding Carano’s fight sequences: “She beats the sh*t out of these guys. It’s like the real thing.”

Miletich sells stake in legendary Iowa gym

Former UFC lightweight (170lb) champion, and once-dominant trainer, Pat Miletich has sold his share of the seminal Champions Training Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. Miletich said he has all but retired from coaching, and cited his intent to focus on Strikeforce commentating duties and training law-enforcement and military personnel as the reason for the sale. The gym, often referred to as purely Miletich Fighting Systems by fans, was once the hub of Western mixed martial arts and at one time dominated the UFC title belts with names like Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver and Tim Sylvia.

Potential UFC Afghanistan spot struck by insurgents

The confidential Afghanistan location where the UFC hoped to stage a fight card purely for military personnel has been bombed, forcing a postponement to the promotion’s plans. Dana White, speaking to MMA Junkie, says the Las Vegas company still expects to visit the front-line troops despite the dangers, stating: “I’d do it tomorrow if they tell us to.” He explained: “We had a place, but the place got bombed really bad and they put us off indefinitely. When the US military says we can go in, we’ll go.” No fights were confirmed for the original event.

Aoki deletes Twitter account due to abuse

Middle finger-happy Japanese lightweight star Shinya Aoki has been forced to delete his Twitter account after receiving a torrent of insults from K-1 fans following his New Year’s Eve knockout loss to a kickboxer. The pair were engaged in a bout that had a first round under stand-up restrictions then the second using MMA regulations. Yuichiro Nagashima knocked out Aoki with a knee as the latter shot for a takedown in the MMA rules round where Aoki was heavily expected to get the submission victory.

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