Former Strikeforce fighter Gina Carano gets all decked out on the red carpet for her new film “Haywire” that opens this weekend. Get some of Gina’s reactions here.

It has been a while since Gina Carano has stepped into the Strikeforce cage.

But, MMA’s favorite female has been busy with another project.

Below is the trailer for her new film “Haywire,” which comes out in January of 2012.

Carano has made a few appearances in films, but this is her first feature film and she joins a pretty impressive cast for the project.

The very well-known director Steve Soderbergh took on this movie and a successful performance could really be the start of a big career for Carano.

Unfortunately for MMA fans, Carano hasn’t competed in the cage since August 15 of 2009 and there is no evidence that she will be returning anytime soon.

She was originally scheduled to return to action on June 18, but she was removed from the card for an undisclosed medical reason.

I am sure most fans will settle for watching her kick a little tail in a feature-length movie for the time being, but the female supporters would probably love to see her back in the cage sooner rather than later.

This weekend was somewhat uneventful in the MMA world coming off historic UFC 129 last Saturday.

Still, there is always some news going on, so here is a look at some news and notes from the weekend.

– Jay Hieron won the Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament on Saturday with a split decision victory over Rick Hawn. Hieron used his diverse striking to keep Hawn out of reach, but still took a good deal of punishment and looked like he took more damage when the fight was over. Still, two judges saw the fight 29-28 in his favor, giving him $100,000 and a title fight with Ben Askren in the future.

– UFC heavyweight Antoni Hardonk retired from competition. He had just an 8-6 record in his career and never quite lived up to the potential that many thought he had. Hardonk is still considered to have some of the best kicks in all of MMA.

– Tachi Palace 9 took place on Friday and saw a pair of former UFC contenders in action. Middleweight Gerald Harris picked up a unanimous decision win over Anthony Ruiz in his first bout after the UFC while lightweight Efrain Escudero suffered a decision loss to Fabricio Camoes.

-Gina Carano has an opponent for her return to action as she will face Sarah D’Alelio at the Strikeforce event on June 18 in Dallas. Carano hasn’t competed since August of 2009 when she lost to Cyborg Santos.

– In a couple of UFC injury notes, Matt Riddle will be unable to compete on June 26 against T.J. Grant, so Grant will now face Charlie Brenneman in Pittsburgh. Lightweight Cody McKenzie is out for his scheduled bout with Bart Palaszewski at UFC 130, but Gleison Tibau will step in to take on the scrappy WEC veteran.