Cyborg runs over Japanese woman and defends Strikeforce belt

Chris Cyborg She was away from MMA for more than 500 days, but the Brazilian proved on Saturday night (17) that she is still the best MMA fighter in the world. In action at Strikeforce, which took place in the city of San Diego, in the United States, the Brazilian athlete needed just 16 seconds to knock out the Japanese woman Hiroko yamanaka and defend the belt in the women's featherweight category in the organization.

Right at the beginning of the dispute, Cyborg showed that he was hungry for a fight. Cris connected a beautiful sequence of standing punches that knocked Yamanaka down. Without wasting time, the Brazilian launched a sequence of strikes on the ground and forced the referee to stop the fight. With the triumph, the Brazilian has 11 wins and just one defeat on her record, which happened precisely on her debut in the sport.

In the main fight of the night, valid for the lightweight belt, champion Gibert Melendez dominated the challenger Jorge masvidal for five rounds and retained the organization's title in a unanimous decision by the judges.

Check out the complete Strikeforce results below:

Main Card

Gilbert Melendez defeated Jorge masvidal in the unanimous decision of the judges.

Chris Cyborg defeated Hirokko Yamanaka by knockout in R1;

Gerard Moussassi defeated Ovince St Preux via unanimous decision;

KJ Noons defeated Billy Evangelista via unanimous decision;

Preliminary Card

Caros Fodor defeated Justin Wilcox via TKO in R1;

Roger Bowling defeated Jerron Peoples via TKO in R1;

Devin Cole defeated Gabriel Salinas via unanimous decision;

Eddie Mendes defeated Fernando Gonzalez via split decision;

Herman Terrado submitted Chris Brown with an armbar in R3;