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02-01-2009, 04:08 PM
Pictures: Girls Club
Thursday, January 01, 2009
by Loretta Hunt (lhunt@sherdog.com) (Photos by Dave Mandel)
Calling the next Gina Carano.
“Ultimate Women Combat,” a reality TV series helmed by Lyle Howry Productions, is currently being shopped to NBC Universal and others.
The series will attempt to provide yet another opportunity for the growing army of female mixed martial artists rising to prominence.
Eight women answered an open-call tryout for “Combat” on Dec. 19 at Bas Rutten’s Elite MMA gym in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Ranging between 120-145 pounds, the octet demonstrated varying levels of expertise in their striking, ground skills, and overall conditioning. They all shared a fire in their bellies though.
The show’s premise falls somewhere between “The Ultimate Fighter” and the Oxygen channel’s “Fight Girls.” Sixteen women will be flown to a remote Malaysian resort, housed together, trained and prepped by experts, then paired off to fight over a three-week shoot schedule.
More at http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/event/pictures-girls-club-15649
Thursday, January 01, 2009
by Loretta Hunt (lhunt@sherdog.com) (Photos by Dave Mandel)
Calling the next Gina Carano.
“Ultimate Women Combat,” a reality TV series helmed by Lyle Howry Productions, is currently being shopped to NBC Universal and others.
The series will attempt to provide yet another opportunity for the growing army of female mixed martial artists rising to prominence.
Eight women answered an open-call tryout for “Combat” on Dec. 19 at Bas Rutten’s Elite MMA gym in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Ranging between 120-145 pounds, the octet demonstrated varying levels of expertise in their striking, ground skills, and overall conditioning. They all shared a fire in their bellies though.
The show’s premise falls somewhere between “The Ultimate Fighter” and the Oxygen channel’s “Fight Girls.” Sixteen women will be flown to a remote Malaysian resort, housed together, trained and prepped by experts, then paired off to fight over a three-week shoot schedule.
More at http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/event/pictures-girls-club-15649