Cris ?Cyborg? Santos to fight for XMMA in February; Gina Carano will not
Since the fall of Elite XC in October Gina Carano and Cristine “Cyborg” Santos have been clear on the fact that they still want to fight each other. The only obstacle preventing the blockbuster fight from happening, however, is the confusion still left over from the Pro Elite fighter contracts.
All the contracted fighters with the now defunct organization have been playing the waiting game, wondering if they’re going to become free agents or if they’re still employed by a working promotion. There’s been plenty of talks of a Pro Elite resurrection, but nothing concrete has been shown to back any of it up.
In the meantime, the fighters are pretty much being held hostage.
It’s a shame to have some of the best fighters in the world being forced to the sidelines during such an exciting time for the sport, but this game is a business, too. However, Pro Elite was always a company that allowed its fighters to compete in other organizations as long as it didn’t interfere with a Pro Elite event.
Clearly, that’s not a problem these days so guys like Scott Smith, Dave “Pee Wee” Herman, Paul “Semtex” Daley, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, Eddie Alvarez and others still under contract with the promotion have managed to score fights elsewhere.
Today, Cyborg Santos (6-1) added her name to that list. The Brazilian Chute Boxe Academy product inked a one fight deal with the Canadian based mixed martial arts promotion XMMA. Her opponent has not been announced yet, but she’ll compete on the XMMA 7: “Inferno” card on February 27.
This isn’t the super fight with Carano that we all wanted, that will have to wait. It’s cool to hear talk about a Gina Carano vs. Cyborg Santos match in the WEC or wherever, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen anytime in the immediate future.
Here’s a snip from Cyborg on the situation with Carano during a recent interview with Tatame.com:
“My focus was her when she was with the belt, but now she doesn’t have it, so we’ll run after fights, but this opportunity is open, when I have the chance certainly I’ll want to do it.”
At least not until after February 27 … maybe.
Good things come to those who wait, right?
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