Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced Tuesday afternoon to open a media conference call that Carano will not be fighting on June 18 against Sarah D'Alelio. Coker said Carano did not receive medical clearance from her doctor.
"I'm disappointed not to be fighting June 18. I'd like to thank Greg Jackson ... and I hope this is just a brief setback," Carano said in a prepared statement read by Coker.
Coker said the promotion did not have any additional details yet for the reason Carano was not cleared to fight. "I know she's really disappointed. We talked to her representatives," Coker said. "It's an unfortunate situation, and we'll be moving forward with the KJ Noons-(Masvidal) fight. We just don't have any other further information on Gina."
Coker said D'Alelio does not yet have a new opponent for the Dallas card and was unsure if she would still fight on the show.
Carano (7-1, 1-1 Strikeforce) was to make her return to the cage for the first time since a loss in August 2009 to Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos in a Strikeforce women's middleweight title fight. She has been out of fighting action while pursuing a film career, including a role in "Haywire," a film directed by Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh, scheduled for release later this year.
Carano's bout with D'Alelio was scheduled to take place on the main card of Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. That card, which will air live on Showtime, features two quarterfinal fights in the promotion's Heavyweight Grand Prix ? heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum, and Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers.
Source: http://mmafighting.com/2011/06/07/gina-carano-not-medically-cleared-out-of-june-18-strikeforce-re/
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