Cris Cyborg is the stage-name of Brazilian-American mixed martial artist Cristiane Justino Venâncio, who is the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. She is also a former Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion and former Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion. An employee at a pet grooming store, she became interested in MMA after learning that unlike in handball, there is no red card in MMA. She started training with Chute Boxe Academy after being discovered by founder Rudimar Fedrigo and went on to earn a black belt in Muay Thai and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She has been a huge fan of MMA legend Wanderlei Silva, “the Axe Murderer”, who also trained at Chute Boxe Academy. She has often been called the Female Wanderlei Silva because of her aggressiveness and approach to fighting. Silva himself acknowledged that she fights quite like him, and is the most violent female fighter in the world. She is unbeaten since her only defeat in her debut pro bout, and has a record of 16 wins by KO and two by decision, with nine first round finishes.
