On April 11, 2009, Christiane “Cyborg” Santos fought Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano in a women’s mixed martial arts contest. Both women displayed an impressive skill set and Akano was stopped in the third round. This was the first Strikeforce card to be aired live on Showtime. A small step for mixed martial arts, a giant leap for female MMA. Too bad it was a total joke.
We watched as Santos dominated the fight. She threw Akano around the ring, fearlessly flurried her with punches…
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Posted on April 12, 2009 at 12:21pm — 1 Comment