Cristiane Santos, aka Cris Cyborg, will take on Gina Carano on August 15 in what Strikeforce is promoting as the biggest fight in the history of women's mixed martial arts. One of the big reasons that Cyborg vs. Carano is such a big fight, of course, is that Carano has become a star and a sex symbol beyond just the world of MMA. But Cyborg has a message for Carano on that count.
"Beauty doesn't win a fight," Santos said in the above video. "What wins a fight is training hard, working hard, and that's what I do: Train hard every time. Being pretty or not is not the point. The point is she's the No. 1 fighter, and that's what I'm going for."
Santos also suggested that her fight with Carano will likely end -- one way or the other -- in a knockout.
"This is a fight that a lot of people have been waiting for, two strikers fighting against each other," Santos said. "Hold onto your chair, because one is going to fall down."
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