The last time we saw Strikeforce 145lb champ Cris Cyborg, she was beating the crap out of an overmatched Jan Finney last June. When will we see her in the cage again? A couple of months ago, the Brazilian MMA magazine TATAME reported that Cris was in talks with the WWE. It's OK with me if Cris wants to work for the WWE. But I knew this particular item was planted nonsense and Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer confirmed that the WWE has not talked to Cris. Currently she does not have a Strikeforce contract. However, she does have a champions clause that obligates her to one more match. My opinion is that because Strikeforce doesn't have an opponent for Cris anyway, there is no urgency to sign her to a new contract. Today, Chute Boxe owner Rudimar Fedrigo told TATAME he is hopeful that Cris will have a new contract within a week. Of course the main obstacle has been money and Fedrigo says they have been negotiating with Strikeforce for several months. He believes the deal is almost done. He also believes there is a future for women's MMA in Zuffa owned Strikeforce. I'm sure all women's MMA fans are anxious to see Cris Cyborg in the cage again. I hope she gets the money she wants. She deserves it.
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