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Cristiane Justino Venâncio [6] (born July 9, 1985), known professionally as Cris Cyborg and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos, is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who competes in Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion having held the title since January 2020, and the inaugural PFL Super Fights ...
She and Cris Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event during their 2009 Strikeforce bout. [4] Carano retired from competition after her first professional MMA defeat to Cyborg. Transitioning from the ring to the screen, Carano landed her first major role as the lead of the action film Haywire (2011), which was followed by ...
Evangelista Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [evɐ̃ʒeˈlistɐ ˈsɐ̃tus] born December 12, 1977) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist.A professional from 1997 until 2016, Santos competed for Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships, Pancrase, Jungle Fight, Legacy FC, and World Victory Road.
Just a few short years ago, UFC president Dana White didn’t exactly have the nicest things to say about the greatest fighter in women’s mixed martial arts history, Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino.
The main event featured Gina Carano taking on Cris Cyborg for the inaugural Strikeforce Women's Championship contested at 145 pounds (66 kg). [4] Five five-minute rounds are now featured for the women's championship bout. [5] Joe Riggs pulled out of his bout with Nick Diaz on July 23, 2009, due to suffering an adverse reaction to a drug. [6]
Cris "Cyborg" Justino and Amanda Nunes are set to meet at UFC 232 in the first women's champion vs. champion bout in UFC history. Cyborg stepped on the scale at 144 pounds, while Nunes weighed 145 ...
Nunes moved up in weight to face Cris Cyborg for the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship on December 29, 2018, at UFC 232. [68] Nunes knocked Cyborg out in 51 seconds of the first round to become the new UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. This made her the first woman in UFC to hold championship belts in different divisions simultaneously. [69]
Cris Cyborg is one of the most devastating strikers in MMA history. We look back on five of our favorite KO wins of hers, ahead of UFC 240. UFC 240: Rewatch Cris Cyborg's top knockout victories