EliteXC announces Baszler-Cyborg bout added to July 26 CBS card
The female bout between Shayna Baszler of Sioux Falls, S.D. and Brazil's Cristiane Cyborg has been added to the lineup for the second primetime broadcast of CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, live from the Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday, July 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Baszler and Cyborg, who are fighting in the 140 pound weight class, complete the primetime matchups for the CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS on July 26. Other CBS fights include:
- "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (for EliteXC Middleweight title)
- Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC Welterweight title)
- Nick Diaz vs. Thomas "Wildman" Denny (Lightweights)
Nicknamed "The Queen Of Spades," the talented Baszler is 9-4 and has won her last four starts. All of Baszler's victories have come via submission; her last four outings ended in the first round.
Regarded as one of the roughest and toughest women in MMA, Cyborg has a record of 4-0. This will be the United States debut for Cyborg, who has scored first-round technical knockouts in her last three fights.
SHOWTIME will televise three live fights preceding the CBS broadcast from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT including:
- Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers (for EliteXC Heavyweight title)
- Wilson Reis vs. Brian Caraway (140 lb. weight class)
- Rafael Feijao vs. TBD (light heavyweight fight)
CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, cageside analysts Frank Shamrock and Mauro Ranallo, and reporter Karyn Bryant will return as the "CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS" broadcast team and also have the call for the SHOWTIME telecast.
CBS ELITEXC SATURDAY NIGHT FIGHTS will be produced by SHOWTIME Sports. The executive producer is David Dinkins, Jr.
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i thought cyborg was a
i thought cyborg was a man...this is a different cyborg? bazler will win by taking cyborgs main computer board out...
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Maybe they are married or
Maybe they are married or brother & sister or both?
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maybe it's a cyborg
maybe it's a cyborg baby
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You're thinking of
You're thinking of Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos, who is a man but Cyborg is his nickname.
As far as I can tell looking up this young lady online, Cyborg is her real last name...
that's an awesome last
that's an awesome last name...next to Mr. Destruction
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I don't know if you guys
I don't know if you guys heard my show with Baszler but now that I know who she is fighting watch for a Q&A!
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Why the hell did they have a
Why the hell did they have a title fight on the undercard? And if they wanna showcase a young talent, they should put Feijao on CBS, plus he's cornered by Big Nog and A Silva
there are 4 titles up for
there are 4 titles up for grabs...
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I only see 3...
I only see 3...
# "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler
# "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (for EliteXC Middleweight title)
# Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC Welterweight title)
Rafael Feijao vs. TBD (light heavyweight fight)
# Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers (for EliteXC Heavyweight title)
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Cristiane Cyborg Santos and
Cristiane Cyborg Santos and she is the other Cyborg's wife....I read it wile looking up stuff to ask Shayna questions
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MMABrat wrote: Cristiane
Cristiane Cyborg Santos and she is the other Cyborg's wife....I read it wile looking up stuff to ask Shayna questions
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Cool. Thanks for digging that up Brat. Strange that they have the same nickname and some sites (and this press release) actually have her last name listed as "Cyborg"...lol
This is where I read it
This is where I read it http://mmajunkie.com/news/4758/shayna-baszler-vs-cristiane-cyborg-finali...
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iamphoenix wrote: #
# "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (for EliteXC Middleweight title)
# Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC Welterweight title)
Rafael Feijao vs. TBD (light heavyweight fight)
# Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers (for EliteXC Heavyweight title)
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Is the light heavyweight fight a title fight? I only count three if it's not...
Good
Good question?
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I doubt it... I am guessing
I doubt it... I am guessing it will be Tito vs Frank for the LHW title if that fight ends up happening.
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# "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (for EliteXC Middleweight title)
# Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC Welterweight title)
Rafael Feijao vs. TBD (light heavyweight fight)
# Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers (for EliteXC Heavyweight title)
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Is the light heavyweight fight a title fight? I only count three if it's not...
I took it as the light heavyweight fight is just a fight...not for the title. It does not say "for light heavyweight title" so I just thought phoenix was still psycho and making things up again.
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Cincy55 wrote: Fight
# "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler vs. Scott "Hands of Steel" Smith (for EliteXC Middleweight title)
# Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson (for EliteXC Welterweight title)
Rafael Feijao vs. TBD (light heavyweight fight)
# Antonio "Big Foot" Silva vs. Justin Eilers (for EliteXC Heavyweight title)
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Is the light heavyweight fight a title fight? I only count three if it's not...
I took it as the light heavyweight fight is just a fight...not for the title. It does not say "for light heavyweight title" so I just thought phoenix was still psycho and making things up again.
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for some reason last night i
for some reason last night i read title fight...i worked from 8:30 to 8:00 yesterday and my mind went a little crazy...
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