MMA Top 10 Rankings: Rousey, Cyborg and Zingano Top Women's Pound-for-Pound

The updated MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, April 17. This system ranks the Top 10 MMA fighters from across the world in each of the seven most widely accepted mens weight classes and the Top 10 pound-for-pound women fighters. Taken into consideration are a fighter’s performance in addition to win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport Continue reading

Invicta 5: ‘ Cyborg ‘ leads best all-female fight card ever

Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos has in the past refused to drop 10 pounds to fight star Ronda Rousey. AP Let’s get this straight from the start: It’s not that mixed martial artist Michelle Waterson doesn’t appreciate the honor of headlining Friday night’s Invicta 5 promotion in Kansas City. It’s just that as a fan of women’s MMA — not just as a practitioner of it — she has a confession to make: “I would love to be able to fight first and then watch the rest of the girls,” she says. Continue reading

Melissa Segura: Invicta 5: ‘ Cyborg ‘ leads best all-female fight card ever assembled

Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos has in the past refused to drop 10 pounds to fight star Ronda Rousey. AP Let’s get this straight from the start: It’s not that mixed martial artist Michelle Waterson doesn’t appreciate the honor of headlining Friday night’s Invicta 5 promotion in Kansas City. Continue reading

‘ Cyborg ‘ Santos: Ask Dana White or Ronda Rousey Why They Don’t Want the Fight

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos returns to the cage after a nearly 16-month layoff to face Fiona Muxlow at Invicta Fighting Championships 5 this evening. Prior to the bout, the former Strikeforce featherweight champ said she still has her eyes set on a superfight with UFC bantamweight title holder Ronda Rousey Continue reading

Cris ‘ Cyborg ’ Santos is returning to a changed landscape in women’s MMA

Having rejected an offer to join the UFC, Cris Cyborg Santos makes her Invicta debut April 5. (AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. The last time Cris Cyborg Santos fought professionally, Newt Gingrich was the front-runner in the Republican presidential primaries, Breaking Dawn: Part I had just hit theaters and an upstart judoka by the name of Ronda Rousey showed promise with her second win on the Strikeforce circuit. Continue reading

Tito Ortiz Wants Ronda Rousey, Cris ‘ Cyborg ’ Santos Superfight For NYE 2013

Tito Ortiz has called for a super fight between Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg Santos, and he wants it to happen on New Years Eve 2013, according to a recent interview with Fight Hub TV. Ortiz, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, has taken over as manager for Santos, and, during the interview, he assured fans that his fighter is clean from performance enhancing drugs. Continue reading

UFC 157 Media Call: Ronda Rousey Has Hash Words for Cyborg, Respect for Liz Carmouche – Video




UFC 157 Media Call: Ronda Rousey Has Hash Words for Cyborg, Respect for Liz Carmouche www.MMAWeekly.com — Ronda Rousey had some harsh word for Cris Cyborg during the UFC 157 conference call with the media, but showed nothing but respect for Liz Carmouche, her UFC 157 main event opposition. Carmouche reciprocated, while both women had a lot to say about the UFC's commitment to bringing them, and women's MMA in general into the Octagon. Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida were also on the call to discuss their co-main event bout. Continue reading

Ronda Rousey Says Cris “Cyborg” Santos is Just Trying to Stay Relevant

Any time Ronda Rousey speaks with the media, the topic of Cris Cyborg Santos is brought up. Santos has recently requested to be let out of her UFC contract and a press conference is scheduled for Friday with her manager Tito Ortiz to make an announcement about her fighting future. Rousey feels Santos is simply seeking attention in an attempt to not fade into obscurity Continue reading

Cyborg Santos says Ronda Rousey is running from her, talks UFC release – Video




Cyborg Santos says Ronda Rousey is running from her, talks UFC release For more log onto www.fighthubtv.com Like us follow us:bit.ly videos uploaded daily! Subscribe: goo.gl Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos feels that Ronda Rousey is running from her as she talks about her desire to be released from the UFC. By: fighthub Continue reading

Cris Cyborg Asks for Release from UFC, Abandons Ronda Rousey Superfight

After several arguments about weight divisions and tuneup matches, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos is taking her ball and asking to go home. That’s the latest development in negotiations for a once-potential UFC superfight between Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg, according to a recent episode of Inside MMAon AXS TV. As relayed via Cyborg’s manager, former UFC champion Tito Ortiz, the first (and only) Strikeforce women’s featherweight champion is no longer interested in working for the UFC Continue reading

Cris Cyborg Asks UFC for Release from Contract

Everybody wants to see former Strikeforce champions Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg Santos fight, but as the days dwindle on, it looks less and less likely that its ever going to happen. Things have devolved to the point that UFC Hall of Famer and current Cyborg manager Tito Ortiz on Friday night told Inside MMA that his client has asked to be released from her contract. Cyborg was one of the fighters under contract with Zuffa, LLC when the UFC assimilated the Strikeforce roster. Continue reading

Cyborg Lashes Out at Rousey; Challenges Her to 140-pound Catchweight Bout

COMMENTARY | On Feb. 23, Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche will become a part of mixed martial arts history, as the first women to step inside the number one testing ground in MMA, the UFC’s Octagon. Continue reading

Tito Ortiz on Cyborg-Rousey superfight, PEDs, relationship with Dana White, coming out of retirement and more

If his 12-year tenure in the UFC’s light heavyweight division proved anything, it’s that Tito Ortiz is not a timid man. Ortiz, a former champion and current UFC Hall of Famer, was never one to shy away from a hot microphone, regardless of the consequences. Continue reading