(Remember this face — because it might not look the same after next month. Props: MMABigShow.com)
As we mentioned this weekend, Cris Cyborg will be returning to the cage next month against Jan "Cuddles" Finney. You may be asking yourself, "Why is Strikeforce making their 145-pound women’s champ fight some broad named Cuddles who I’ve never heard of?" Fair enough. So let’s run through the checklist…
– Is she a natural 145-pounder? Of course not. Finney has competed around 135 pounds for most of her career, which would make her a more logical opponent for Strikeforce’s 135-pound champ Sarah Kaufman, who could also use a fight.
– Does she have a winning record? Just barely! Finney’s record stands at a shaky 8-7, though she has won her last four fights.
– Has she faced top competition? Definitely. She’s gone toe-to-toe with Miesha Tate, Erin Toughill, Shayna Baszler, and Julie Kedzie (three times), and has lost to all of them. She was scheduled to face Gina Carano at Dynamite!! USA in June 2007, but Carano had to withdraw from the fight due to illness.
– So wait, why is this fight happening? [shrugs]
Videos of Finney in action are after the jump…
(Finney vs. Keiko Tamai, 2/16/07)
(Finney vs. Erin Toughill, 11/20/08)
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Gina Carano and naked triangle chokes go together like whip cream and hot fudge sundaes.
HotPotato says: You're fucking screwed, bitch.
gutterballs.
The only person to challenge Cyborg was Marloes Coenen...the only problem she had is that she looked like a girl fighting a man. She hit Cyborg with a lot of punches but they seemed ineffective cuz it looked like a girl was punching a guy. Cyborg is a rare type of girl that I think has genetics of a male. thats her biggest advantage over all the females in the division.
and i want Marloes Coenen to fight Sarah Kaufman...that would be a great fight
My interest, that is. Get your mind out of the gutter.
Yay?
Boo?
Who gives a shit?
That every night I would lay my head on Gina Carranos silky smooth lady stuff, and she would very slowly and gently put me to sleep squeezing my head against her with a leg triangle.....
In all fairness... I'd hit it.
I know she's been unhappy with Strikeforce about not fighting enough and about a month or 2 ago she was on Facebook saying that she would never fight for Strikeforce again. Not sure what came of this?
lmao.
Anyone know why Toughill isn't on this one? Are they saving her for later?
StrikeForce is making it very tough for me to defend them. Again.
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