Posted by Stephen Rhodes on October 30th, 2009 under Octagon Buzz

Ever since Gina Carano was soundly defeated by Cris Cyborg during a Strikeforce event back in August, very little has come from her camp. But according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, he doesn’t expect to see her back in the cage until mid-2010.

During Fanhouse MMA’s version of The MMA Hour, Coker stated that Carano isn’t in Strikeforce’s immediate plans, adding:

“It’s pretty clear that we won’t see her until second quarter of next year, and probably late second quarter. Probably towards the summertime. That’s when we’re expecting her back.”

Curently, Carano is involved in a film put put by Steven Soderbergh titled, “Knockout”; filming will commence around early 2010. Regardless of when she returns, Carano expects to be in the title mix as the division she is in (145-lb) has been amped up.