Rousey vs. Santos fell apart due to money
Cristiane Cyborg vs. Ronda Rousey is the fight that won’t go away. The biggest WMMA fight that the UFC could make has taken on a life of its own. While fans were always led to believe that weight kept these two apart a new report claims that the real issue was the money.
Invicta FC 6 Rumors
Date: July 13, 2013 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Venue: Ameristar Casino Hotel Broadcast: Online pay-per-view MAIN CARD (Online PPV, 10 p.m. ET) Marloes Coenen vs. Cristiane Santos - for inaugural featherweight title Carla Esparza vs. Ayaka Hamasaki - for strawweight title Sarah D’Alelio vs. Lauren Taylor Jennifer Maia vs. Leslie Smith Jessica Penne vs. Nicdali Rivera...
News: Invicta FC 6 Announced For July 13, Full Line-up Revealed
Following a successful fight card earlier this month, Invicta Fighting Championships has announced the full line-up for their upcoming Invicta FC 6 card this July. The card is scheduled for yet another championship double-header with the inaugural featherweight title fight between Marloes Coenen and Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos as well as a strawweight title fight between Carla...
Invicta FC 6 fight card set; Santos vs. Coenen main event the July 13 event
Invicta FC will put on their sixth event live this summer from Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Mo.
Invicta FC 6 will take place on July 13 and will be headlined by Cristiane Santos going toe-to-toe in a rematch against Marloes Coenen for the vacant featherweight championship. Back in 2010 the two first fought, with Cyborg stopping Coenen in the third round by TKO.
In the...
Cris Cyborg vs. Marloes Coenen 2 booked for Invicta FC 6
Maybe the change of scenery will do Marloes Coenen some good.
Just over three years ago, "Rumina" went toe-to-toe with Cristiane Santos Justino at Strikeforce: "Miami," losing by way of third-round technical knockout (TKO). As luck would have it, "Cyborg" followed her to the Invicta FC promotion and they'll hook 'em up for a second time this...
Invicta 6: Cyborg vs. Coenen
Invicta 6: Cyborg vs. Coenen
When: June 29th, 2013
Where: TBD
How: Online Pay-Per-View
Who:
Marloes Coenen vs. Cristiane Santos (For inaugural Invicta featherweight title)
Invicta FC 5 Results
In an unforgettable night of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action, Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson (11-3) of Albuquerque, N.M. submitted Jessica Penne (10-2) of Huntington Beach, Calif. with an armbar in the fourth round of their main event showdown to become the new Invicta Fighting Championships world atomweight (105 pounds) champion at Ameristar Casino Hotel [...]
Invicta FC 5: The Aftermath
Invicta Fighting Championships, the all-female organization hosted their fifth event featuring thirteen action packed fights and two championships decided inside the Kansas City Memorial Hall.
In the main event, Michelle Waterson got past the tall task of Jessica Penne to win the promotions atomweight crown. “The Karate Hottie” overcame adversity, almost falling to her opponents...
Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson Results and Live Coverage
Invicta Fighting Championships returns to action tonight from the Ameristar Hotel and Casino for arguably their deepest fight card to date. With two title fights headlining the card and notable stars Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos, Sarah Kaufman, Zoila Gurgel and Bec Hyatt, this is easily one of the most stacked events in WMMA history.
Check back here at 7:00pm EST for updates results...
Invicta Fighting Championships 5 quick results
Invicta Fighting Championships have put on outstanding events since their inception but tonight they present the most talent rich card in their history, Headlined by a pair of championship fights.
Not to mention, regular women’s MMA faces like Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, Sarah Kaufman, Leslie Smith, Julia Budd and Bec Hyatt, just to name a few.
It’s well worth the $9.99 but...
Invicta FC 5 weigh-in results
All 26 fighters participating in Friday’s highly-anticipated Invicta FC 5 women’s world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City took to the scale today.
In the main event of the stacked 13-bout card, reigning Invicta FC World Atomweight (105 pounds) Champion Jessica Penne (10-1) of Huntington Beach, Calif. will defend her...
'India' Gomes out, Muxlow in to face 'Cyborg' at Invicta 5
Ediane "India" Gomes was just weeks away from the opportunity of a lifetime. Gomes was riding a four-fight winning streak into a featherweight title eliminator against one of the best female fighters of all-time in Cristiane "Cyborg," but an untimely rib injury has forced "India" to wait on the sidelines.
Stepping in for Gomes will be Queensland...
Cris Cyborg now faces Fiona Muxlow at Invicta FC 5
Pound for pound great and vicious KO artist Cris Cyborg (10-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Brazil will square off with rising star Fiona Muxlow (6-2) of Townsville, Queensland Australia in a featured featherweight (145 pounds) bout at the Invicta Fighting Championships women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world championship doubleheader event at Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City after...
Cris Cyborg to Ronda Rousey: "Fraud? I'm not the one that hides behind a weight class."
Former Strikeforce featherweight champion Cristiane Santos returns fire after learning of Ronda Rousey's recent comments in which she called Santos a fraud who almost ruined women's MMA...
Ronda Rousey on Cyborg: "She was exposed as a fraud."
UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has harsh words for former Strikeforce featherweight champion Cristiane Santos. Santos (10-1) was widely considered to be the best female fighter in...
What if Ronda Rousey loses at UFC 157?
The UFC has never invested more in a fighter than they have in Ronda Rousey and with good reason. Rousey has gotten the company more publicity in a shorter time than any fighter in UFC history. However, will it be all for nothing if Liz Carmouche can pull off the upset at UFC 157?
Cyborg on Rousey vs. Carmouche: "This fight is a joke."
Former Strikeforce featherweight champion Cristiane Santos criticizes the first ever women's UFC fight between champion Ronda Rousey and the contender Liz Carmouche for UFC 157. Rousey, a former...
Tito Ortiz on press conference errors: I was nervous, I'll get better
As promised, this past Friday UFC Hall-of-Famer Tito Ortiz revealed big news regarding his client Cristiane Santos' future in mixed martial arts following her release from the UFC...
Cris Cyborg Signs With Invicta Fighting Championships
Pound-for-pound great and devastating featherweight (145 pounds) KO artist Cris Cyborg (10-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Brazil has signed a multi-fight agreement with women’s world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion Invicta Fighting Championships, it was announced tonight on “Inside MMA” on AXS TV. Cyborg will make her Invicta FC debut against streaking submission ace and [...]
Cris 'Cyborg' signs with Invicta FC, Debut set for April 5th
Former Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion and pound-for-pound Queenpin Cristiane 'Cyborg' Justino seemed closer to disappearing into obscurity than ever contending for a title again. Tonight someone in her camp finally came to their senses and got the right deal done. Or maybe it was all done by design. Cyborgs manager UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz is no stranger...
Ronda Rousey: ‘Cryborg’ Santos needs attention to stay ‘relevant,’ doesn’t have options like her
Perhaps the biggest women's mixed martial arts (MMA) fight that could possibly be made at the moment will probably never see the light of day anytime soon.
With Cristiane Santos' recent request to be released from her Strikeforce contract with Zuffa — parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) — and her unwillingness (or anatomical inability) to drop down...
Ronda Rousey on Cyborg: "You've been exposed and defamed as a fraud."
UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey shoots back at former Stikeforce featherweight champion Cristiane Santos. Santos' manager, UFC Hall-of-Famer Tito Ortiz, recently asked for Santos...
Cyborg Santos says no Rousey, no UFC
Cristiane Cyborg Santos is done dancing. If the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Dana White aren’t willing to meet her halfway on her demands for a catchweight fight with champion Ronda Rousey, she would rather fight somewhere else.
Cristiane Santos on Ronda Rousey: "She is running from me."
Former Strikeforce featherweight champion Cristiane Santos discusses her UFC release, and reasons she decided against dropping to 135 lbs to face champion Ronda Rousey. This past Friday, Santos...
Tito Ortiz asks for his client Cris 'Cyborg' to be released from her UFC contract
Tito Ortiz is doing his best to stay in the news now that his Hall of Fame career inside of the Octagon is officially over. Since hanging up his gloves Ortiz has turned his attention to managing fighters. The 'Primetime 360' stable that he currently manages may be thin right now but one of it's clients has been making huge waves. That would be none other than former Strikeforce...
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