Evangelista Santos ( born December 12, 1977) is a Brazilian retired

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. A professional from 1997 until 2016, Santos competed for

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, the

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International Vale Tudo Championship The International Vale Tudo Championship (IVC) was a Vale Tudo and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting promotion based in Brazil starting in 1997. The IVC was a fundamentally important platform in the promotion of Brazilian MMA in the late 1990s an ...

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Jungle Fight Jungle Fight is a Brazilian mixed martial arts and kickboxing promotion. It was created in 2003. The name is derived from its origin, the Amazonas state in Brazil. History Jungle Fight was founded by pioneering MMA fighter and long-time Brazi ...

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, and

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. Known for his exciting fighting style, 14 of his 21 wins ended via knockout.

Background

Born and raised in the city of Rondonopolis, Santos did not have a particularly safe upbringing; at the age of 12, he was introduced to

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, which was popular and not yet illegal in Brazil. After training and taking care of fighting roosters for five more years, he began training in

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which eventually led him to

vale tudo Vale Tudo (; en, Everything Goes/Everything Allowed), also known No Holds Barred (NHB) in the United States, is an unarmed, full-contact combat sport with relatively few rules. It became popular in Brazil during the 20th century and would event ...

at the age of 18. Santos was also a four-time Brazilian national champion in

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Santos turned professional when he was 20 years old and began his career 2-0 before facing legendary Brazilian fighter Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons, losing by TKO. Santos won his first two fights with the British

organization before returning to Brazil's

, winning over future KSW Middleweight Champion Michal Materla by knockout, which is Materla's only knockout loss of his career to date. Santos then fought against Dutch

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Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef for the Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Championship. The two fought a highly-entertaining bout, trading punches but Santos ultimately lost after being knocked out. Santos won his next two fights, including a majority decision over future

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veteran

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before making his debut in

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PRIDE Fighting Championships

Santos made his debut in Japan's

against submission specialist

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, losing by a

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submission. His next fight with the Japanese organization was against Japanese professional boxer Yosuke Nishijima, which Santos won by a

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submission.

World Victory Road

Santos fought again for the Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Championship against James Zikic but lost by unanimous decision. Santos also lost his next fight against Armenian superstar

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by TKO before making his debut in World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships against

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, winning by an

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. Santos fought once more for the Japanese organization against future UFC veteran

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, losing by TKO after receiving an arm injury.

Strikeforce

Santos made his

debut June 19, 2009 and headlined the Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg event, but came up short against former King of the Cage Middleweight Champion

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losing by a split decision. In his next fight, he went on to face and defeat

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, who battled

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for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Title. Santos challenged Strikeforce Welterweight Champion

for the title on January 29, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. He lost the fight via

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submission in the second round. Santos was due to fight

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at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson but was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury. Santos fought Strikeforce newcomer

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on September 10, 2011 at Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov. After a grueling back and forth fight "Cyborg" was defeated by Mein via TKO due to Elbows in the third round handing "Cyborg" back to back defeats, Santos has now suffered his fourth loss in his last six fights. After a long period of inactivity, Santos requested his release from

to fight more consistently. His request was granted.

Legacy Fighting Championship

Santos was expected to face

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at Legacy Fighting Championship 17 on February 1, 2013. However, Santos was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by

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. After nearly two years away from the sport, Santos returned to face Artenas Young in the main event during

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50 on January 22, 2016. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Gringo Super Fight

Santos made his GSF debut on April 28, 2014, against

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in a rematch from 2006. Santos, who was knocked out by Manhoef in their first outing, lost to Manhoef again via first-round knockout. Santos then announced his retirement shortly after the fight.

Bellator MMA

On March 1, 2016, it was announced that Santos signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. Santos made his organizational debut April 22 on the main card of Bellator 153 in a welterweight matchup beating Brennan Ward via first round submission. Making a quick turnaround, Santos agreed to fight Saad Awad at Bellator 154 on May 14, 2016 but lost. On July 16, 2016, Santos faced Michael "Venom" Page and was defeated via KO by a flying knee, resulting in a frontal sinus fracture. Santos retired in January 2017. He spent a year coaching in Curitiba, Brazil. In early 2018 he returned to the USA and is coaching in his own gym in Texas. In August 2018 Santos confirmed he had no plans to return to competition.

Personal life

Santos was married to women's MMA fighter

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from 2005 to December 2011. It was during this time she adopted his nickname for herself.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Official Page On Cris Cyborg's Website
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Official Website (Under Development)

Strikeforce Fighter Profile
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