The biggest question surrounding Gina Carano’s (6-0) return to action is not whether or not she will win, it is whether or not she will have to forfeit part of her winning purse for failure to make weight yet again. Carano, the face of women’s MMA, is light years beyond her competition. Unfortunately, the gap in skill is only matched by the gap on the scales on weigh-in day.
Carano’s opponent, Kelly Kobald (16-2-1), trains out of the prestigious Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Coming from such a quality camp did not provide much help to Kobald’s teammate Kaitlin Young, who got completely mauled by Carano’s powerful striking and positional dominance, and it is unrealistic to expect that it will do much for Kobald, either.
Carano is simply on another level from the other women in the fight game, and will no doubt prove it with a bloody TKO in the second round. Let’s just hope that this time, she gets to keep her entire purse. Carano vs Kobald odds
