Cristiane Cyborg Santos vs Marloes Coenen, STRIKEFORCE Fight Video

Cristiane Justino Venancio Santos (July 9, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. She currently lives in San Diego and trains at The Arena MMA gym.

On August 15, 2009, Santos defeated Gina Carano by TKO for the inaugural Strikeforce Women's Lightweight (145-Pound) Championship, making her the first women's champion in that promotion's history.

While the 145-pound division is normally referred to as featherweight, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced at the post-fight press conference that Santos's title will be the Strikeforce Women's Lightweight Championship.

Marloes Coenen (born March 31, 1981 in Olst, Netherlands) is a Dutch mixed martial artist.

Her brothers and grandfather were both involved with martial arts, with the latter having taken jiu-jitsu twenty years earlier, and this aided Marloes with her own transition into the sport.

She began training with Martijn de Jong at Shooto Holland while only 14, who recalls that, "I really had respect for that, because it didn't matter if it rained or snowed. She still kept on coming."

Along with her competitive career, Coenen is planning to study Communications Sciences in Amsterdam with a goal of future employment in that sector.