The Six Toughest Couples in UFC

In the list below, we have put together a list of notable MMA couples whose combined efforts make them the toughest couples in the industry.

EVANGELISTA “CYBORG” AND CRISTIANE “CRIS CYBORG” SANTOS
Combined MMA record: 28-15
Status: Married
Cris Cyborg is the Mike Tyson of women’s MMA — a dominant and terrifying champion who overwhelms her opponents with raw power and aggression. Strike force simply can’t find 145-pound women who are on her level, which explains why she’s been on the sidelines since last June. Her husband’s record in the MMA is equally astounding.

JOEY VILLASENOR AND HOLLY HOLM
Joey’s MMA record: 27-8
Holly’s boxing record: 29-1-3
Status: Dating
Holly Holm is one of the top pound-for-pound female boxers in the world. Her longtime boyfriend is hard-hitting Joey Villasenor who has scored wins over tough opponents like Jorge Santiago, David Loiseau, Phil Baroni, and Evangelista Santos during his 12-year MMA career.

BRANDON AND KERRY VERA
Combined MMA record: 13-6
Status: Married since 2006
Although Brandon’s career in the UFC has resulted in three consecutive losses, his adorable wife, Kerry is currently 2-0 as a mixed martial artist following a successful kickboxing career, including a first-round shellacking of Kim Couture in her Strike force debut.

JORGE GURGEL AND ZOILA FRAUSTO
Combined MMA record: 23-8
Status: Just married
Jorge has had a tough go of lately, losing four of his last five fight. However, Frausto has established herself as one of the greatest female fighters in the world, grabbing Bellator’s 115-pound title and putting an end to Megumi Fujii‘s 22-fight win streak.

BRYAN CARAWAY AND MIESHA TATE
Combined MMA record: 26-7
Status: Dating
Miesha Tate is unquestionably the backside of women’s MMA. She rides a five-fight win streak (including an armbar submission over Zoila Frausto last year. Caraway is a featherweight submission specialist who trains with his girlfriend at Team Alpha Male.

GEGARD MOUSASI AND CINDY DANDOIS
Combined MMA record: 34-4-1
Status: Dating
Gegard is the former Dream middleweight champion and Strike force light-heavyweight champion, and current Dream light-heavyweight champ. He hasn’t exactly faced top-shelf competition since losing his Strike force belt to King Mo last year, but he plans to return to the promotion in the spring. His foxy Belgian girlfriend comes from a judo background, and somehow managed to defeat Marloes Coenen in her pro-MMA debut in January 2009. She sports an overall record of 4-1, and occasionally does gigs as a ring girl.

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