Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos will step into the ring with Marloes Coenen on January 30th in Florida to defend her 145-pound Strikeforce title. Marloes is best known for her submission skills, while Cristiane has six of her eight wins from TKO’s via strikes. Marloes has openly said she is not afraid to stand toe-to-toe with Cristiane telling press:
“People have been focusing on my ground game but my stand-up is good. My striking is always improving. I put down Roxanne (Modafferi) with one punch and I have knocked out others in my career. I don’t think that it’ll go five rounds at all. Putting the type of fighters we are together, it won’t go the distance. I’m not going to reveal very much of my game plan, but I will say that if the fight goes to the ground, it’s not going to stay there.”
We’ll find out just what Marloes has to offer the determined Cristiane on the 30th.