Perhaps the greatest fighter in women’s MMA history, UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino defends her title against bantamweight titleholder Amanda Nunes in the co-main event of UFC 232 in Las Vegas on December 29. For proof why Cyborg is on the short list of the best ever, check out her defining moments.
Gina Carano
Strikeforce: Carano vs Cyborg – August 15, 2009 (Watch on UFC FIGHT PASS)
A pro since 2005, Cris Cyborg lost her debut but then went on a tear that has never let up. A graduate of the revered Chute Boxe Academy, Cyborg first burst on the world scene with her second-round stoppage of Shayna Baszler, and after two more wins, she was matched up with the most well-known female MMA fighter in the world, Gina Carano.