Cristiane Justino Venancio known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist. She is the former UFC, Strikeforce and Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion. Cyborg came to highlight when she won the Strikeforce title on August 15, 2009, by defeating Gina Carano via first-round technical knock-out (TKO).
Cris “Cyborg” Issues Apology For Altered Video of Confrontation With Dana White
Earlier this week, “Cyborg’s” camp shared out a video of her confronting White at UFC 240. In the video, “Cyborg” claimed the UFC President had lied about her willingness to fight Amanda Nunes again. The video did not show the entire conversation between “Cyborg” and White, and as it turns out, not all the subtitles reported what White actually said. So, this is the latest in a series of incidents and issues between White and “Cyborg” over the years, and it will be interesting to see what impact, if any, this has. On Friday, the UFC released an interview with White, in which he announced the promotion would not match any contract offers that come “Cyborg’s” way.
Famous For
- Martial art
- UFC, Strikeforce and Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion.
- Strikeforce title on August 15, 2009, by defeating Gina Carano via first-round technical knock-out (TKO).
Early Life of Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg was born on July 9, 1985, in Curitiba, Brazil. She holds Brazilian-American nationality and her birth sign is Cancer. She was raised by her parents along with her sibling Rafel Justino. She was interested in sports since her childhood as Cyborg was a national-level team handball player in Brazil. later she was trained by Rudimar Fedrigo, a Chute Boxe Academy trainer where she started her career in MMA. Regarding the information of her parents and education, it will be updated soon.
Body Measurements of Cris Cyborg
How tall is Cris Cyborg?
Martial artist Cris Cyborg has an athletic and healthy body with a height of 5ft 8in and a weight of 68kg.
Career of Cris Cyborg
- Chris Cyborg began her career at Chute Boxe Academy.
- She made her anticipated United States MMA debut on July 26, 2008, against Shayna Baszler at EliteXC: Unfinished Business. She won by Knockout.
- Cyborg earned a BJJ Purple Belt under her jiu-jitsu instructor Cristiano Marcello in 2009.
- She signed to fight for Strikeforce in 2009.
- On August 15, 2009, She fought Gina Carano at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg for the Women's Featherweight Championship. Cyborg won via TKO at 4:59 of the 5:00 first round.
- She next defended her title against Dutch standout Marloes Coenen at a Strikeforce event on January 30, 2010. She won the fight via TKO at 3:40 of round 3.
- Her contract with Strikeforce expired on June 26, 2011. She renewed her Strikeforce contract on August 25, 2011.
- On January 6, 2012, it was announced that Cyborg had tested positive for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid against the fight with Hiroko Yamanaka. As a result of the banned substance, Cyborg had her license suspended for one year and was fined $2,500.
- On February 15, 2013, after Strikeforce folded, Cyborg signed a multi-fight deal with Invicta Fighting Championships.
- On July 13, 2013, She defeated Coenen by TKO in the fourth round to become the first Invicta FC featherweight champion.
- In March 2015, it was announced that Cyborg had signed with the UFC.
- Cyborg made her promotional debut at UFC 198 against Leslie Smith at a catchweight of 140 pounds. She won the fight by TKO in the first round
- On June 27 Cyborg won her first UFC championship against the current Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion Tonya Evinger.
- Cyborg faced the reigning UFC Women's Bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes, for the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship on December 29, 2018, at UFC 232 where Nunes defeated Cyborg by knockout early in the first round, handing her the first knockout loss in her MMA career.
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- She has 24 fights in her career where she has won 21 fights and lost 2 fights.
Personal Life of Cris Cyborg
Is Cris Cyborg married?
Cyborg was married to MMA fighter Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos. They met during a training session at the Chute Boxe Academy in the early years of her career and got married in 2005. However, the couple split in December 2011. Currently, Cyborg announced her engagement to long-time boyfriend, trainer and ex MMA athlete Ray Elbe in 2017.
Birthday of Cris Cyborg
Martial Artist Cris Cyborg celebrates her birthday on the 8th of July. Currently, she is 34 years old.
Net worth of Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg is earning a considerable amount of money from her career as she has fought a lot of fights and won many titles and also has won much money prizes. As of 2019, the Net worth of Cris Cyborg is $5 Million.
