Gina Carano: Vampire Slayer

Gina Carano was born in Dallas County, Texas, the middle daughter of Glenn Carano and Dana Cason. She has two sisters, one older and one younger, as well as a adopted brother. Her father played for the Dallas Cowboys as a backup quarterback from 1977-1983 and for the USFL Pittsburgh Maulers as a starter in 1984, their only year of operations. She graduated from Trinity Christian High School in Las Vegas, NV where she led the girl's basketball team to a state title. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno for a year and then University of Nevada, Las Vegas for three, where she was a psychology student. After achieving a Muay Thai record of 12-1-1, Carano received an offer to participate in the first-ever sanctioned female MMA bout in Nevada. She was invited to the World Pro Fighting show in Las Vegas to fight Rosi Sexton from the United Kingdom. Gina was a rising star in the Mixed Martial Arts fighting circle, until one day she almost killed her opponent with a powerful punch. She was banned from the circuit for life. She’s made her way to Boston, hoping to start over, and earn her psychology degree.