Ex-cheerleader Rachel Wray looking for respect in MMA, not attention

"Here's somebody that's going into a new industry, leaving everything they've known for the last 20 years to do something completely different where she's

Loretta Hunt | Aug 23, 2013

Ex-cheerleader Rachel Wray looking for respect in MMA, not attention /

Amateur MMA fighter Rachel Wray will face Bobby Bedard on Saturday. — Amateur MMA fighter Rachel Wray will face Bobby Bedard on Saturday :: Courtesy Jerry Chavez/chavo.smugmug.com

"Here's somebody that's going into a new industry, leaving everything they've known for the last 20 years to do something completely different where she's probably going to be looked down upon," said Blank. "There's something to be said for that."

Published Aug 23, 2013

LORETTA HUNT

Loretta Hunt has covered mixed martial arts since 2001. She is the co-author of Becoming The Natural: My Life In and Out of the Cage, by six-time UFC champion Randy Couture, and Let's Get It On: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee, by "Big" John McCarthy.