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Scott Coker on Ronda Rousey vs. Cyborg: “Cyborg Is a Whole Other Level”

Ronda Rousey and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos are on a collision course. The top two female stars have exchanged jabs on Twitter and in interviews. Will the social media trash talk eventually lead to a showdown between champions? In an intervi…

Ronda Rousey and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos are on a collision course. The top two female stars have exchanged jabs on Twitter and in interviews. Will the social media trash talk eventually lead to a showdown between champions? In an interview with Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker weighed in on quite possibly the […]

Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos’ Existence Puts Ronda Rousey on Borrowed Time

The MMA world has courted Ronda Rousey as the new face of women’s MMA, but it would be foolish to completely write off Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, who was once considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. After test…

The MMA world has courted Ronda Rousey as the new face of women’s MMA, but it would be foolish to completely write off Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, who was once considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. After testing positive for steroids in January, Santos was stripped of her Strikeforce title and pretty […]

7 Reasons Ronda Rousey Would Defeat Cyborg Santos

Cyborg Santos versus Gina Carano.  Meisha Tate versus Ronda Rousey. In the short history of female MMA these are the only two fights that have garnered the attention of people outside a small niche audience.  Of the four fighters comprising t…

Cyborg Santos versus Gina Carano.  Meisha Tate versus Ronda Rousey. In the short history of female MMA these are the only two fights that have garnered the attention of people outside a small niche audience.  Of the four fighters comprising those bouts, Gina Carano has made the move to the big screen and Tate has […]

Ronda Rousey: Will Rousey Fight Cyborg Santos After Suspension?

A few months ago, it was hard to envision a more dominant fighter in women’s mixed martial arts than Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (10-1-1). Santos was hands down the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and held complete control the…

A few months ago, it was hard to envision a more dominant fighter in women’s mixed martial arts than Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (10-1-1). Santos was hands down the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and held complete control the Strikeforce’s featherweight division. In fact, after falling in the first fight of her MMA career, Santos […]

Ronda Rousey to Cyborg: You Don’t Just Have a [expletive], You Are a [expletive]

Famously (or infamously) outspoken female fighter Ronda Rousey has gotten into a verbal row with former Strikeforce women’s featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos over Twitter. After dominating the women’s 145-pound di…

Famously (or infamously) outspoken female fighter Ronda Rousey has gotten into a verbal row with former Strikeforce women’s featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos over Twitter. After dominating the women’s 145-pound division for years, Cyborg’s secret was finally revealed: She was on performance-enhancing drugs. This drew the ire of many female MMA fighters, but none quite […]

Cyborg Santos on Steroids Could Spell the End of Women’s MMA 145-Pound Division

There is very little debate among the MMA world when it comes to who is the No. 1 fighter in the world of women’s mixed martial arts. Since her victory over Gina Carano in April 2009, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has only extended the ga…

There is very little debate among the MMA world when it comes to who is the No. 1 fighter in the world of women’s mixed martial arts. Since her victory over Gina Carano in April 2009, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has only extended the gap between her and the other female fighters, particularly in the 145-pound […]