Imagining an MMA Hall of Fame: Borderline Candidates, Part 1
Cristiane Justino
Cristiane Justino has handed out savage beatings often. | Photo:
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“Cyborg”
CASE FOR: Female MMA has never seen anything like her -- a physically imposing specimen who brings down enormous punishment and rarely makes it to a decision. Justino has not lost since her debut in 2005, and her showdown with Gina Carano in Strikeforce was one of the most important female fights ever. CASE AGAINST: While drug usage has been prevalent throughout MMA history, Justino is on the short list of fighters with whom fans and journalists most associate the issue. Her abnormal size for a woman raised questions throughout her career, and she failed a drug test in 2011. VERDICT: Should she go in? No.
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