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Promoting Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos

Jake Rossen believes its eminently doable: It’s an ugly fact of beauty: Carano is pretty, and pretty people often land on their feet. She’ll be fine. And so will Strikeforce, which finds...

The Week in Quotes: August 9th - 15th

EVIL ALWAYS TRIUMPHS BECAUSE GOOD IS DUMB "I think Cyborg said it best – (the winner) is going to be determined by the person who makes the least amount of mistakes or the one who gets caught f...

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg Event Photos

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Photos from the amazing Esther Lin/ Strikeforce. Larger sizes in extended entry.   Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com...

Just How Dominant Was Cris Cyborg?

Computstrike sheds light on the fight with some data: I was impressed with Carano's balance when she was able to land on top and in mount after Cyborg attempted two takedowns from the clinch, but the...

Gina Carano Is Far From Finished

So sayeth Dave Meltzer: Either way, Carano’s star should not dim because of the loss. History has shown that MMA fans recognize everyone can and does lose. Every major drawing card in the sport...

Strikeforce Gina Carano vs Cris Cyborg Post-Fight Analysis -- The New Face of Women's MMA Is Intensity

I'm told by the ladies that despite the loss, Gina Carano will still be the face of women's MMA in the U.S. I disagree. Cris Cyborg's victory will have a cultural impact and can't help but blunt the ...

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg Results: Fabricio Werdum Submits Mike Kyle in First

Fabrico Werdum set up himself for a future heavyweight Strikeforce title shot at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion absorbed heavy punches early to land on top in K...

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg Results: Gegard Mousasi Flattens Babalu in One

Gegard Mousasi defeated Renato Sobral by TKO/ref stoppage at 1:00 of round one. The Armenian light heavyweight cemented his position as a legitimate, elite light heavyweight fighter and the new Strike...

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg Results: Melendez Stops Ishida in Three

Gilbert Melendez showed improvement in his third round stoppage of T-Blood member Mitsuhiro Ishida. While Ishida recently suffered a loss in Shooto and took this fight on short notice, Melendez demon...

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg Results: Cris Cyborg Crushes Gina Carano

In a fight that was billed as the biggest women's fight in MMA history, it ended not even being very close. Carano was able to land some advantages positions (mount), but could never do much with it....