 Carano defeated former HOOKnSHOOT Champion Kaitlin Young at on May 31, 2008.A day before the fight, Carano failed to make weight for her fight after weighing in at 144.5 lb (65.5 kg).Although most MMA organizations set weight classes at 135 (bantamweight) and 145 (featherweight) pounds (61.2 and 65.8 kg, respectively), EliteXC opted to create a women's weight class at 140 pounds.