Between 1997 and 2016, Evangelista Santos competed for organizations such as Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, the International Vale Tudo Championships, Pancrase, Jungle Fight, Legacy FC, and World Victory Road.
His dynamic fighting style earned him 24 knockouts in 39 fights. In Japan, he made his PRIDE FC debut, losing to keylock submission expert Kazuhiro Nakamura.
Furthermore, on April 28, 2014, he faced Melvin Manhoef in a rematch from 2006. Santos, who had previously been defeated by Manhoef, was defeated by him again in the first round.
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Evangelista Santos’s Current Location
After retiring, the MMA fighter spent a year as a coach in Curitiba, Brazil. In addition, he returned to the United States in 2018 and now works as a coach at his gym in Texas.
Santos began his professional career when he was 20 years old.
and stated unequivocally that he had no intention of competing again. He decided to retire after his fight with Michael “Venom” Page, in which a flying knee fractured his skull.
His skull was broken by the brutal blow, requiring surgery. Santos decided to put his gloves away even though he hadn’t experienced any serious side effects from the surgery because he didn’t want to risk being harmed again.
Evangelista Santos, the husband of MMA fighter Cris Cyborg, was well-known by his name
Cristiane Justino Venâncio, better known by her ring name Cris Cyborg, is Cyborg Evangelista’s ex-wife and an MMA fighter. Since the beginning of 2020, she has held the title of Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion.
Similarly, she has held the World Featherweight Championship in the UFC, Strikeforce, and Invicta FC.
Cris also holds world championships in four major mixed martial arts promotions, making her the first MMA fighter in history to achieve the Grand Slam in either the male or female division.
She is also regarded as one of the best female MMA fighters of all time.
Cyborg will make her professional boxing debut on September 25, 2022, at the Fight Music Show, against Simone Silva, a former Brazilian National Boxing Champion.
She works with Justin Wren’s nonprofit, Fight For The Forgotten, to dig wells for Ugandan Pygmies so they can access clean water. In addition, after winning her first submission bout in a 26-fight MMA career, she received her BJJ Belt from Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles.
Six Years of Marriage for a Brazilian MMA Fighter Cris Cyborg’s
Evangelista married his ex-wife, Cris Cyborg, in 2005, when they were 28 and 20 years old, respectively. When the former couple said their vows, they were years apart in age.
When they married, Cris adopted the moniker “cyborg.” However, after six years of marriage, the couple decided to divorce in December 2011.
Cyborg was previously married to MMA fighter Evangelista.
Despite the fact that Evangelista and Cris were no longer together, they still respected and cared for one another, as Cris previously posted on her Instagram page, along with a photo of her ex-husband and a scan of Santos’ fractured skull.
In addition, in 2017, she announced her engagement to Ray Elbe, her longtime partner and former MMA fighter.
Years after the engagement, she legally adopted her teenage niece, becoming the first mother in UFC history to hold the championship belt.
Last year, Evangelista and his girlfriend Denise Rutkowski revealed their relationship
According to his Instagram photos, Santos appears to have found love again. Denise Rutkowski, his girlfriend, is his girlfriend. In essence, their romance first surfaced on Instagram last year.
Furthermore, his current partner is a fashion designer, according to her Instagram bio. She also appears to be a Brazilian advocate who is completely enamored with life.
Her Instagram, which has over 200 posts, is set to private mode. In contrast, the MMA fighter has only shared two photo collages of the couple, in which they are seen embracing a fiery kiss.
The images were only published in August and September 2021. Denise and Evangelista appear to be several years apart in the photo. Denise appears to be in her 30s, despite the fact that the combatant is 44 years old.
Background
Santos was born and raised in the city of Rondonopolis, and his upbringing was not particularly safe; at the age of 12, he was introduced to cockfighting, which was popular and not yet illegal in Brazil. After five years of training and caring for fighting roosters, he began training in kickboxing, which eventually led him to vale tudo at the age of 18.Santos was also a four-time Brazilian national Muay Thai champion.
A career in mixed martial arts
Early in one’s careerSantos turned professional at the age of 20 and went 2-0 before losing by TKO to legendary Brazilian fighter Jose “Pele” Landi-Jons. Santos won his first two fights with the British Cage Rage organization before returning to Brazil’s Jungle Fight, where he won by knockout over future KSW Middleweight Champion Michal Materla, Materla’s only knockout loss of his career. Santos then competed for the Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Championship against Dutch kickboxer Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef. Santos was knocked out after a highly entertaining fight in which the two traded punches. Before making his PRIDE FC debut, Santos won his next two fights, including a majority decision over future UFC veteran Francis Carmont.
Fighting Championships PRIDE
Santos made his PRIDE FC debut, losing to submission specialist Kazuhiro Nakamura via keylock submission. Santos won his next fight with the Japanese organization against Japanese professional boxer Yosuke Nishijima via rear-naked choke submission.
The Road to World Victory
Santos fought for the Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Championship again, this time against James Zikic, but was defeated by unanimous decision. Santos then lost by TKO to Armenian superstar Gegard Mousasi before making his debut in World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships against Makoto Takimoto, whom he defeated with an achilles lock. Santos fought again for the Japanese organization, this time against future UFC veteran Siyar Bahadurzada, but was defeated by TKO after suffering an arm injury.
Strikeforce
Santos made his Strikeforce debut on June 19, 2009, as the main event of the Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg event, but lost by split decision to former King of the Cage Middleweight Champion Joey Villasenor. In his next fight, he faced and defeated Marius Zaromskis, who was competing for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Title against Nick Diaz.
On January 29, 2011, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, Santos challenged Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz for the title.
He was defeated in the second round by armbar submission.
Santos was supposed to fight Paul Daley at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, but he had to pull out due to a shoulder injury.
On September 10, 2011, Santos faced Strikeforce newcomer Jordan Mein at the Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov. After a grueling back-and-forth battle, “Cyborg” was defeated by Mein via TKO due to elbows in the third round, handing “Cyborg” back-to-back defeats. Santos has now lost four of his last six fights.
Santos requested his release from Strikeforce after a long period of inactivity in order to fight more consistently. His wish was granted.
Legacy MMA Championship
On February 1, 2013, Santos was scheduled to face Pete Spratt at Legacy Fighting Championship 17.
However, due to an injury, Santos was forced to withdraw from the fight and was replaced by Dan Hornbuckle. [5]
Santos returned to the sport after nearly two years away[6] to face Artenas Young in the main event of Legacy Fighting Championship 50 on January 22, 2016.
He was victorious by unanimous decision.
Super Gringo Fight
On April 28, 2014, Santos made his GSF debut against Melvin Manhoef in a rematch from 2006. Santos, who was knocked out by Manhoef in their first fight, was knocked out again in the first round. Shortly after the fight, Santos announced his retirement. [9]
MMA Bellator
On March 1, 2016, Bellator MMA announced that Santos had signed a multi-fight contract with them.
Santos made his Bellator 153 main card debut on April 22 in a welterweight matchup, defeating Brennan Ward via first round submission.
Santos agreed to fight Saad Awad at Bellator 154 on May 14, 2016, but was defeated.
Santos faced Michael “Venom” Page on July 16, 2016, and was defeated via KO with a flying knee, resulting in a frontal sinus fracture.
Santos announced his retirement in January 2017. He coached for a year in Curitiba, Brazil. He returned to the United States in early 2018 and now coaches in his own gym in Texas. Santos confirmed in August 2018 that he had no plans to compete again.
Career in kickboxing Michael Page
Curtis Page Sr., his father, was his teacher.
His sister Sefena, as well as his brothers Curtis Jr., Jamie, and Kalon, are all kickboxing champions.
Page began training in Lau Gar when he was three years old and competed in his first kickboxing tournament when he was five.
He began competing at the age of eight and competed in his first international tournament in Germany.
Page won ten world championships in kickboxing, the first being the US Open ISKA World Martial Arts Championships in Orlando, Florida in 1998[26].
at the age of 12 and was crowned British champion 25 times.
Page began competing in adult competitions at the age of 13. He would train five hours a day, five days a week to prepare. Due to competing in three weight classes, he would often fight up to 14 times per day during tournament days, and at one point fought 22 times in a day across five weight classes. Another world title came in 2007 at the W.A.K.O. World Championships in Coimbra, where he won gold in the 89 kg semi-contact division after defeating Dave Heffernan. He also competed in the W.A.K.O. Austrian Classics Worldcup 2008 (Kufstein), where he defeated Krisztián Jároszkievicz in the 84 kg semi-contact division. Page competed in the W.A.K.O. Irish Open 2008 (Dublin), finishing second in the 84 kg semi-contact division to Raymond Daniels. Page went on to win gold at the W.A.K.O. Austrian Classics Worldcup 2009 (Walchsee), taking first place in both the 84 kg light-contact and semi-contact divisions, defeating Bojan Miskovic and Zvonimir Gribl. Page competed in the W.A.K.O. Irish Open 2009 (Dublin), but was defeated by Raymond Daniels, finishing second in the 84 kg semi-contact division. [39] Page, who was appointed WKA Head Coach, led a team to the WKA World Championships 2009 (Huelva), where they defeated James Benjamin Stewart to win gold in the organization’s first semi-contact prize competition and bronze in the 90 kg light-contact division after being defeated by Tarek Haydar. After that, he competed in the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2009 (Lignano Sabbiadoro) and finished second in the 84 kg semi-contact division, losing to Krisztián Jároszkievicz. On September 4, 2010, he competed in the 84 kg semi-contact division at the World Combat Games 2010 (Beijing), earning silver and losing gold to Krisztián Jároszkievicz. Page defeated Raymond Daniels in the 84 kg semi-contact division at the W.A.K.O. Irish Open 2011 (Dublin).
The Great Britain Taekwondo team scouted Page to train and qualify for the Olympics, but he declined to pursue a professional combat sports career.
When not competing, Page instructs others in kickboxing, primarily at the Hands Down Martial Arts Academies located throughout Surrey.
