By Joey Alarilla
INQUIRER.net

ONE of my guilty pleasures is watching the new “American Gladiators” — heck, I used to love the original show, too. And I’ve got to admit that one of the main reasons I love the show is seeing the gladiator Crush in action.

In case you didn’t know, the beautiful Crush is a badass not just in the gladiator arena but in real life as well. She’s mixed martial arts fighter Gina “Conviction” Carano, a Muay Thai specialist who remains undefeated. Together with Julie Kedzie, Gina made history on February 10, 2007 in the first women’s MMA match to be televised on a premium TV network, Showtime. I saw that bout but so far I can’t find a copy posted online; it was a great fight and you should try to watch it if you can.

MMA fans know they’re in for a treat whenever Gina steps inside the EliteXC cage. Gorgeous and deadly. How gorgeous? Check out her gallery on Maxim.

Here’s a “Meet Gina Carano” video.

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MEET four of the ABS-CBN Ring Girls who added spice to the “Ring of Fire” mixed martial arts competition at the Araneta Coliseum on Dec. 9.

Here are July Sumillano (left) and Missy Co.

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And here are Andrea Lou Sanchez (left) and Ina Enriquez.

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Videos taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla.

SHE’S a Russian tennis hottie like Anna Kournikova, only better — lots better — as Maria Sharapova is a tennis champ who has won two Grand Slam titles.

She also happens to have been proclaimed Hottest Female Athlete by Maxim for four consecutive years. You can see why.

Here are photos from Agence France-Presse.

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OK, guys’ dreams do come true — they’re babes who talk about sports.

Check out SportsBabesTV.com and view the videos on their YouTube channel.

Meet the Sports Babes in these videos. And hey, MarieSam is a Filipina!

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