She later signed to fight for strikeforce, which greatly increased the chance that a fight with gina carano would take place. Gilbert melendez for strikeforce world lightweight. Carano vs cyborg on august 15th at the hp pavilion in san jose, california. Jul 28, 2017 on august 2009, carano would also headline strikeforce. They put gina carano and cris cyborg in the same cage at the same time, with all eyes on them in the main event, and showtime. This is a list of events held and scheduled by strikeforce, a mixed martial arts organization based in the united states. For the first time ever on a major televised mixed martial arts card, the women took centre stage at strikeforce. Esther lin strikeforce gina carano left and christiane cyborg santos face off during weighins friday in san jose.
Cristiane cyborg santos for strikeforce womens 145pound title champ josh thomson vs. Cyborg, the company is not stopping its commitment to the womens game there. Carano vs cyborg post fight press conference play all fabricio werdum, jay hieron, gegard mousasi, and gilbert melendez speak with the press after their victories at strikeforce. In june, was the first to issue a report that gracie would be fighting on the card. The event aired live on the showtime cable network and marked the first time two women headlined an mma event in history. The event aired live on the showtime cable network and marked the first time two women headlined a major mma event. Cyborg was an event held on june 19, 2009 at the showare center in kent, washington. Despite recent reports, heavyweight roger gracie will not. After the match, justino hugged carano, and stated in her interview. Carano vs cyborg august 15, 2009 watch on ufc fight passa pro since 2005, cris cyborg lost her debut but then went on a tear that has never let up. She lost to cristiane cyborg justino at strikeforce. Just a heads up as i do the live play by play of this show. In the year 2009 august, she battled cris cyborg in strikeforce.
Cyborg with cristiane santos, which marked the first time two women headlined a major mma event. Cris cyborg training august 2009 a hurricane of aggression cris cyborg gina carano rawvega. They made history as the first women to headline a major mma event with strikeforce. Justino fought gina carano on august 15, 2009 at strikeforce. As cyborg thanked her fans and her coaches in a postfight interview, carano walked to the locker room and then sat down on the floor of a bathroom stall and cried quietly by herself. In her strikeforce debut, she faced hitomi akano on april 11, 2009, at strikeforce.
The internet is a bit slow here so the updates might not be as frequent as i want them to be. Cyborg stuns carano at strikeforce sports illustrated. Carano compiled a competitive record of 1211 in muay thai and a 71 in womens mma. In one of the most historic fight cards in mma history, strikeforce.
It was held in san jose, california on august 15, 2009. Cyborg 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cyborg featured the first major mma event to feature female fighters in the main event, as undefeated gina carano took on cristiane cyborg santos for the first promotional womens championship. In the cage, carano clapped as cyborg s team strapped the inaugural strikeforce womens 145pound title around her waist. For more interviews and our 12 hour show, check out mma h. The two will face off for real tonight in the firstever female mma title. Gina and cyborg make weight at strikeforce weigh ins for strikeforce. Strikeforce will make history this weekend in san jose, califo.
The progression of cyborg by barry mitchell bloody elbow aug 19, 2017, 12. Cyborg, the first time two women starred a crucial mma event and at the time was the highestrated fight in showtime history. Strikeforces gilbert melendez perplexed by speed of. Cyborg live play by play by gg august 15, 2009 april 16, 2017 mixed martial arts, play by play, strikeforce. Santos would go on to defeat carano with just one second remaining in the first round of the showtimeaired bout, but the historic fight was a. Taking her place in history as the first ever strikeforce womens champion, cyborg single handedly struck a blow to the hype machine around carano, while. Cyborg was a mixed martial arts event held by strikeforce. Cyborg pits cristiane cris cyborg justino vs gina conviction carano fight in hp pavilion, san jose, california, united states on aug 15, 2009. Cris cyborg battles gina carano during their middleweight championship fight at stikeforce. Cyborg, featuring four strikeforce title fights, takes place aug. Cyborg, or the rerun of ufc 100, i refused to compromise. Akano originally rejected the fight due to cyborg failing to make weight but later accepted the fight.
In august 2009, carano fought cris cyborg in strikeforce. Cyborg, the first time two women headlined a major mma event and at the time was the highest rated fight in showtime history. On august 2009, carano would also headline strikeforce. Published on aug 23, 2009 carano vs cyborg hd quality fight for the belt first round knockout. Latest on gina carano including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. While the californiabased strikeforce organization is set to promote the most heavily anticipated bout in womens mma history when highly marketed former elitexc stars gina carano 70 and cristiane cyborg santos 71 meet in the main event of the aug. Bio the official website of cristiane cyborg santos. With jenn brown, zak bucia, gina carano, glenn carano. Gina carano and cristiane cyborg strikeforce weighin. Cyborg came in six pounds overweight for the fight. Get the latest fight results and fight history and record for gina carano on espn. Last night, while many people made a choice between watching strikeforce.
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