Īs of March 29, 2021, she is #1 in the Bellator Women's pound-for-pound Rankings. Ĭyborg first rose to prominence when she won the Strikeforce title on August 15, 2009, by defeating Gina Carano via first-round technical knock-out (TKO). Cyborg is widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time. She is the only MMA fighter in history, male or female, to become a Grand Slam Champion, holding world championships across four major mixed martial arts promotions.
She is also a former UFC, Strikeforce and Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion. Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion, having held the title since January 2020.
