Cristiane Santos

(You know, without his beard, Kimbo kind of looks like Reginald VelJohnson. Props to CagePotato reader 'DopenesS'.)

It's weeks like these that prove how unbelievably smart, funny, and cultured CagePotato's readers are, in comparison to the slack-jawed readers of other MMA websites. Seriously, we love you guys (no homo). Here are three highlights from a wild week in the trenches of the CP comments sections...

whitey on "Strikeforce News Roundup: Cris Cyborg Injured, Bobby Lashley Negotiating + More":
if only Da Vinci was alive to see his vision of the perfect man in flesh and bone

K.E.G. on "Gina Carano Semi-Nudity to Hit Newsstands on 10/9":
Hopefully they will leave out the obvious pages on...
-Tra telligman's weird chest.
-Josh Haynes's extra skin
-Jacare's vagina head
-Kimbo's beard/manscaped chest hair
-Cyborg's penis
-Tito's massively swollen head
-Kaleb Starnes's vagina

After the jump: A strong front-runner for comment of the year...

("Hug me or I'll kill your entire family.")

According to an MMA Junkie report, Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Santos may not be available to defend her 145-pound title at Strikeforce's November 7th "Fedor vs. Rogers" event because of an injury, apparently suffered during her participation in the 2009 ADCC tournament in Barcelona. Said her manager, Richard Wilner: "It's unlikely that Cris will be fighting on [Nov. 7] but still possible. I'm awaiting her return from Spain to get her assessed by a doctor here. Out of respect to Strikeforce, CBS and Cris' potential opponent, we alerted them to this issue early so as not to interfere with pre-production, preparation, etc." When Santos does make her return, her first opponent is expected to be Dutch submission specialist Marloes Coenen. In other Strikeforce news...

(Cyborg, reppin' her set. Photo courtesy of CombatLifestyle.)

Not only did Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Santos's drubbing of Gina Carano at the last Strikeforce event bring heaps of attention to women's MMA, but it also made Chute Boxe relevant again. Though the Brazilian fight camp used to be a fearsome presence in the PRIDE era, it fell out of favor as its biggest stars all left to start their own teams. Now, Cris Cyborg is one of the most compelling champions in the sport, and Chute Boxe founder Rudimar Fedrigo is rewarding her with her own school. As he told Portal das Lutas:

Could we see a rebirth of Chute Boxe's axe-murdering brawl-'til-you-fall style in the U.S.? And with Cris Cyborg as the face of the camp in America, will other female fighters be lured to Chute Boxe? No American MMA team is specifically known for producing great women fighters. It'll be interesting to see if the Cyborgs recognize this opportunity and seize it.

(Props: cnovs13 via Moth2Flame)

When you watch this video of Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Santos going through some caveman-style training at Advanced Human Movement, you don't see a woman who's on the verge of calling for her mommy. Cyborg is a physical dynamo. Check out the 2:39 mark, where she repeatedly picks up her husband Evangelista with a bungee rope harnessed to her back. I don't know if I could even do that once, and I outweigh Cyborg by a solid 20 pounds of stomach fat. It's no wonder why the Brazilian is a betting favorite by as much as -200. Anybody plan on taking Gina Carano in this one?

After the jump: Fabricio Werdum gets in a workout at AHM. Werdum will be facing despicable cheater Mike Kyle on the undercard of "Carano vs. Cyborg."

(Props: MMAFightGirls)

From Wednesday's taping of the 2009 ESPY awards; the face of women's MMA still cleans up real nice. Woefully uninformed sports site InGameNow.com labeled that last pic "Gina Carano and bodyguard" — though maybe Carano will need one when she meets Cris Cyborg in their Strikeforce title fight on August 15th...