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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.
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 ...
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]
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 ...
Gina Carano: KO (punches) 1 4:59 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg [b] Light Heavyweight Gegard Mousasi: def. Renato Sobral (c) KO (punches) 1 1:00 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg [c] Lightweight Gilbert Melendez (ic) def. Mitsuhiro Ishida: TKO (punches) 3 3:56 Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg [d] Middleweight Jake Shields: def. Jason Miller
Carano gained her fame as a mixed martial artist, but turned her penchant for fighting into a lucrative career on the big screen. Let’s get to know Gina a little bit more below.
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 ...
On August 15, 2009, Melendez was again set to rematch Josh Thomson at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg but Thomson was not cleared to fight, due to lingering problems with his leg. Mitsuhiro Ishida was selected to replace Thomson in what became Melendez' first Interim title defense.