Former Strikeforce women's featherweight champion Marloes Coenen is looking forward to her rematch with Cristiane \"Cyborg\" Santos this summer. <\/p>\n
Needless to say, the Golden Glory fighter is expecting a different outcome this time around. <\/p>\n
In an interview with BJPenn.com, \"Rumina\" explained that she felt her first fight with Santos in January 2010, which she lost by TKO in the third round, was stopped to early. <\/p>\n
Well you know, the first time my face was like jello after the fight, but I didnt want to give up. We had a male referee and every fight after that my trainer would tell the ref up front dont stop the fight [too] early cause Marloes can take a punch and she will not give up. I thought it was stopped to soon. Maybe it was because men [have] to get use to seeing women punch each other. Men want to protect women, I think that was part of it. <\/p>\n
After the loss, Coenen dropped down to bantamweight, posting a 2-1 record, including a title win over Sarah Kaufman in October 2010. <\/p>\n
Her sole blemish during that span was a hard-fought submission loss to Miesha Tate, in which she also lost theStrikeforcebantamweight title, in July 2011. <\/p>\n
Coenen is 2-0 in the Invicta Fighting Championships' featherweight division, which is why she will be battling Cyborg again for the promotion's inaugural 145-pound championship in July. <\/p>\n
Coenen believes that Santos only won their first matchup because of steroids, something that will not play a factor the second time around. <\/p>\n
She looks more feminine now, I also think her strength is less and last time she really out powered me, so I think this time it will be a very interesting fight ...I already thought she was on something when I was fighting her for the first time. But then I was like Ah, whatever, I dont care you know. But when I was actually in the cage I felt her power and was like Oh my god I never been hit this hard in my whole life. This time I dont think shes on the stuff anymore. <\/p>\n
Criticized for using performance-enhancing drugs for the majority of her mixed martial arts career, Santos failed a drug test for the first time in January 2012. <\/p>\n
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