Cristiane 'Cyborg' Santos Offered WWE Contract

[AKI Man]

Sources close to Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos indicate the Brazilian mixed martial artist is in negotiations with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Two weeks ago, Cristiane attended a WWE live event in California with her husband, Strikeforce fighter Evangelista Santos. She was offered a contract on the spot.

Christiane has not been offered a fight since her June 26, 2010 bout against Jan Finney. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker declined to comment on the matter, but it is largely assumed the promotion has been unable to find any willing participants over the course of the past nine months. For those who don't follow MMA, she is a huge name in the MMA world.

Santos fought Gina Carano on August 15, 2009 at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg for the Women's Middleweight Championship (145 lbs). Santos won via TKO at 4:59 of the 5:00 first round. For those who have never seen her before, you can click here to view photos of 'Cyborg'. She's not your 'typical' WWE Diva.

Watch out ladies of the WWE, dont mess with Santos. :B-)

 

[Eyekon]

Santos vs Kong would have to have them work stiff in order to believe it

 

[AKI Man]

Yahoo! Sports is reporting that World Wrestling Entertainment officials have denied an online report that Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos was negotiating to join the promotion.

An article on the Brazilian MMA-based Tatame.com said Santos and her fighter-husband, Evangelista Santos, were at a WWE event in California two weeks ago and that she was offered a contract.

Santos has a "champion's clause" in her contract, which binds a champion to the promotion until they lose. Because of the clause, Santos would need the permission of Strikeforce to appear in a WWE ring. Of course, WWE would definitely not allow that.

The story may be contract posturing, since Santos has not fought since a June 29 victory over Jan Finney due to negotiations for a new deal.

"We're negotiating Cristiane’s contract," said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker. "We hope to finalize something soon."

Coker indicated he first heard about the report Thursday night and didn't know if it was serious or just an attempt to leverage the current talks.

For those who have never seen her before, you can click here to view photos of 'Cyborg'. She's not your 'typical' WWE Diva.