CNN will devote an hour to mixed martial arts this weekend with its "Fighting Girls" piece on "CNN Presents."
[...] Today, it's one of the fastest growing sports among men? and now women.� But why would any woman climb into a cage for all-out combat for what amounts to almost nothing?� CNN's Amber Lyon steps into the Octagon to find out.
One hour ? four riveting stories.� Don't miss CNN Presents hosted by CNN's Soledad O'Brien and Dr. Sanjay Gupta this Sunday, October 23 at 8:00 pm ET, re-airing at 11:00 pm ET and 2:00 am ET.
Las Vegas' Michelle Gutierrez is one of the featured fighters. A former boxer, she trains at Throwdown in Sin City.
"The most rewarding part of fighting is the feeling you get when the cage door shuts. It's you alone, fending for yourself, kind of like taking care of yourself in the worst conditions," she states. "It's unlike anything else."
She's a Twitter maniac, but says trash talk isn't needed in fighting.
"My goal in MMA is to break the mold. To be girly, but tough; a striker and a submission artist; a class act that gets along with everyone and avoids the catty call outs," Gutierrez said.
She lifted that rule for a few celebs during a conversation with Bleacher Report last year.
"I would go after Lindsay Lohan because she's so skanky, you know? Snooki is skanky too but there's somewhat of a normal girl underneath all of that hairspray and tan but Lindsay is so pale and sick looking. She needs to get off drugs, go eat some food and go for a run or something," Gutierrez said.
Gutierrez is also the mother of a five-year old.
"I want to be successful at this sport to make my daughter proud. I want her to see that a girl can do anything they want; even fight for a living. And I want to make a name for myself so that I know my mother would have been proud as well."
The CNN piece should be interesting. In the past, the network has been a bit skittish about the sport. How it'll cover the female side of the sport is anyone's guess.
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