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Strikeforce: Cris Cyborg Santos vs Hiroko Yamanaka

Date: December 17, 2011

What: Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Title Fight

Who: Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs Hiroko Yamanaka

When: Saturday, December 17, 2011

Where: Valley View Casino Center (San Diego, CA)

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Strikeforce women's featherweight champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (10-1) will be challenged by Hiroko Yamanaka (12-1) of Japan. Yamanaka carries an impressive eight-fight win streak to the cage. The 5-foot-11, 32-year-old's lone loss came in an April 2008 loss to Hitomi Akano, but Yamanaka avenged the result in March 2010. Meanwhile, Santos fights for the first time since June 2010. A contract dispute had left the dominant champion sidelined in recent months, but she recently reached a new deal with Strikeforce officials. Santos, arguably the world's top female fighter, fought twice for EliteXC before signing with Strikeforce, where she defeated Gina Carano for the vacant belt and then knocked out Marloes Coenen and Jan Finney in subsequent title defenses.

Posts about Strikeforce: Cris Cyborg Santos vs Hiroko Yamanaka:

Boom! Bam!!! Cyborg Santos Knocks Out Yamanaka in 16 Seconds... Who's Next?
posted on December 18, 2011 at 4:24am

Courtesy Strikeforce It was the quickest fight champion Cyborg Santos has ever had, and it was facing the #2 ranked fighter in her division. It only took 16 seconds for Santos to overwhelm Hiroko Yamanaka and cause the ref to stop t...more

MMAWeekly.com: Hiroko Yamanaka Excited to for Strikeforce, First Fight in America (Video)
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Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos talks Strikeforce fight against Hiroko Yamanaka, Ronda Rousey & more
posted on December 16, 2011 at 9:59am

Strikeforce women's featherweight champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (10-1) will be challenged by Hiroko Yamanaka (12-1) of Japan on Saturday night at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. Yamanaka carries an impressive eight-fight win streak to th...more

Cris Cyborg To Face Hiroko Yamanaka In Strikeforce Return
posted on September 24, 2011 at 4:14pm

Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has an opponent at last. The Brazilian star will face once-beaten Japanese standout Hiroko Yamanaka in a title bout announced by the promotion today. The fight is expected to take ...more

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