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Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. It was held in San Jose, California on August 15, 2009. [ 3 ] The event aired live on the Showtime cable network and marked the first time two women headlined a major MMA event.
Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982 [1]) is an American actress and former mixed martial artist.She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. [2]
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 ...
Her first MMA loss and last fight was against Cris Cyborg. Between 2006 and 2008, Carano went 7-0 with three knockouts, one submission and three unanimous decision wins. Two of those wins came in ...
Few athletes have transitioned from their sport to the cinematic big stage quite like former MMA star-turned-ultimate-badass Gina Carano. Carano gained her fame as a mixed martial artist, but ...
Hieron's first Strikeforce fight was set to be against fellow former Zuffa competitor Nick Diaz at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg for the inaugural Strikeforce welterweight title. However, Diaz missed a pre-fight drug test mandated by the California State Athletic Commission and was denied a license to compete.
Carano has been in the news a lot this week after she posted a risque photo that Instagram eventually took down. There are a number of former MMA fighters transitioning from the octagon to the ...
Carano, who is now 38, won her first seven MMA matches before falling to Cris Cyborg back in 2009. In addition to fighting and acting, she also dabbled in modeling, posing for both ESPN the ...