The First Female Superfight in MMA History
Gina “Conviction” Carano vs Chris “Cyborg” Santos
We covered undefeated MMA fighter Gina Carano previously here and speculated she would have some big fights coming up. And sure enough on August 15th she is scheduled to meet Brazilian brawler and powerhouse Chris Santos for what is being hailed as the most important fight ever in Women’s MMA events. It looks to be shaping up as one of those epic fights between a technician and a masher ala Ali vs Frazier, and looking at the unrelenting ferocity of Chris Santos I think Gina is going to have her hands full trying to keep that undefeated record in tact.
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I hope the winner is gonna face Tara LaRosa soon.
Tara is a 135 lb fighter, she’d be killed by either one of them at 145 lbs. Strikeforce, however, has made numerous signings at 135 including undefeated striker and former dancer Sarah Kaufman. They’ll probably do more fleshing out of the 135 lb division after they crown Cyborg or Carano as the 145 lb champ. They’ve also just signed Erin Toughill so she’s a certain contender for the winner of that fight and she fought for a boxing title against Laila Ali.
Back to Tara, I think Kaufman beats her too; Sarah’s hands are that good. Her match over Shayna Baszler was an eye opener and showed her mettle.
On Carano vs Cyborg, ppl underestimate Carano but what they don’t realize is that she’s a big girl too. Look at her arms, she doesn’t walk around at close to 160 for nothing, she’s pretty buff too. War women’s MMA!