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Strikeforce lives on in 2012 – Reaches new programming agreement with Showtime

By The Fight Nerd on Dec 15, 2011 in News

Showtime Networks Inc. and world championship mixed martial arts promotion Strikeforce have entered into a new broadcast agreement to continue producing live MMA events on the premium television network, Showtime. The agreement was announced jointly today by Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Showtime Sports®, Dana White, UFC® President, and Scott Coker, Strikeforce [...]

Enter our caption contest and win a signed Cris Cyborg MMA glove!

By The Fight Nerd on Oct 10, 2011 in Features

It’s time for another contest, and you can be a winner… if you’re not awful at captioning photos, that is. In honor of my birthday at the end of this month (October 31st if you want to buy me something… just a suggestion), one of my sponsors Ring to Cage has volunteered to give one [...]

Cris Cyborg signs new deal with Strikeforce, but who can she fight?

By The Fight Nerd on Aug 25, 2011 in News

Cris “Cyborg” Santos appears to be back in Strikeforce, but what is next for one of the top female fighters in the world with no one near the top of the mountain? Cyborg had let her contract run out with Zuffa previously and was enjoying life as a free agent, but the 10-1 Strikeforce women’s [...]

Cris Cyborg done with Strikeforce, headed to greener pastures

By The Fight Nerd on Jun 29, 2011 in News

The landscape of women’s MMA has officially changed in a large way, and may be a sign of the future of the sport in a Zuffa owned world. Yesterday evening, Cagepotato broke the exclusive that 10-1 Strikeforce women’s 145 lb. champ Cris “Cyborg” Santos is now a free agent. “According to Santos’ former manager Ken [...]

Gina Carano releases statement on withdrawal from Strikeforce, answers no questions

By The Fight Nerd on Jun 21, 2011 in Uncategorized

The former “face of women’s MMA” Gina Carano, who has not seen action since her third-degree assault courtesy of Cris Cyborg, was set to fight Sarah D’Alelio this past weekend at Strikeforce in Dallas. However, Carano was forced to withdraw from the bout due to undisclosed and mysterious medical reasons. The announcement was made during [...]

Cris Cyborg wins Gold at 2011 BJJ Mundials

By The Fight Nerd on Jun 06, 2011 in News

While Cris “Cyborg” Santos awaits a new challenger to her Strikeforce championship, she entered the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation World Mundials this past weekend to test her Brazilian Jiu-jitsu skills. Competing in the purple belt division, Cyborg destroyed her opponents en route to victory with powerful throws and smothering ground control. By the end [...]

Cris Cyborg looking to fight this summer, but not in Strikeforce

By The Fight Nerd on Apr 28, 2011 in News

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has had a tough time finding fights since she beat down her last hapless opponent in Strikeforce. So tough in fact that she has not fought since that last opponent way back in June 2010, an easy win over Jan Finney. Being the most dominant force in women’s MMA at 145 lbs. [...]

Cris “Cyborg” Santos might be headed to the WWE… might but probably not

By The Fight Nerd on Mar 07, 2011 in News

According to the rumor mill on many pro wrestling sites, Strikeforce Women’s Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos is in negotiations with World Wrestling Entertainment. Two weeks ago, Cristiane attended a WWE live event in California with her husband, Strikeforce fighter Evangelista Santos. She was offered a contract on the spot supposedly. In an update on the [...]

M-1 Global to crown their first women’s champion

By The Fight Nerd on Dec 02, 2010 in News

Russian-based M-1 Global will crown their first women’s champion on December 10 in Moscow, Russia. The title, which will be contested at 145 lbs., will be between Cindy “Battlecat” Dandois and Yana Kunitskaya. A 26-year-old mother of two who initially got into Judo to keep fit, Dandois hit the world of Pro-MMA in 2009, debuting [...]

MMA’s Top Five Epic Relationship Disasters

By The Fight Nerd on May 12, 2010 in Features, Uncategorized

Over on his excellent blog, Jim Genia has put together the most comprehensive list of failed loves in the MMA World. Rather than try to add to it, here it is in it’s entirety, give it a read and see if Jim missed any or caught a few you don’t remember or were not even [...]