NAME - CRISTIANE SANTOS
NICKNAME - CYBORG
FIGHTING OUT OF - CHUTE BOXE ACADEMY - BRAZIL
AGE - 24
WEIGHT - 145 LBS
HEIGHT - 5 FT 8 IN
MMA RECORD - 9-1
FIGHTER INFO
Known as Cyborg, Cristiane Santos shares this nickname with her husband, fellow Strikeforce fighter Evangelista Santos. A product of the Brazilian fight team Chute Box Academy, Santos boasts a near perfect MMA record, losing only in her debut fight via kneebar to Erica Paes.
Renowned for her excellent striking and aggressiveness, Santos defeated Gina Carano in the last seconds of the first round, becoming the first ever Strikeforce Women's Lightweight Championship.
Cyborg, the consensus #1 female fighter in the world, made her first title defense on January 30, 2010 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL and successfully defeated the dangerous Marloes Coenen in the third round by TKO. Cyborg returns to the cage on June 26 against Jan Finney when Strikeforce and M-1 Global present Fedor vs. Werdum at HP Pavilion at San Jose - An epic event featuring the #1 female and #1 male fighters in the world on the same card for the first time in history!
Known as Cyborg, Cristiane Santos shares this nickname with her husband, fellow Strikeforce fighter Evangelista Santos. A product of the Brazilian fight team Chute Box Academy, Santos boasts a near perfect MMA record, losing only in her debut fight via kneebar to Erica Paes.
Renowned for her excellent striking and aggressiveness, Santos defeated Gina Carano in the last seconds of the first round, becoming the first ever Strikeforce Women's Lightweight Championship.
Cyborg, the consensus #1 female fighter in the world, made her first title defense on January 30, 2010 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL and successfully defeated the dangerous Marloes Coenen in the third round by TKO. Cyborg returns to the cage on June 26 against Jan Finney when Strikeforce and M-1 Global present Fedor vs. Werdum at HP Pavilion at San Jose - An epic event featuring the #1 female and #1 male fighters in the world on the same card for the first time in history!
