The 23-year-old Cyborg, who hails from Brazil, has established herself as Carano's top rival by leveraging her superior strength and striking skills to pummel opponents. In her last start, also her Strikeforce debut, Cyborg manhandled Hitomi Akano on April 11, stalking and battering the Japanese fighter before finishing Akano at the 35 second mark of the third round.

Cyborg is a member of Brazil's famed Chute Boxe fight squad and trains alongside her husband and fellow Strikeforce competitor, Evangelista "Cyborg."

After co-promoting two events live on SHOWTIME in 2007 and 2008, STRIKEFORCE in March 2009 signed a multi-year agreement to stage live MMA events on the premium cable television network.

The live SHOWTIME telecast of STRIKEFORCE: "Carano vs. Cyborg" will begin at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (tape delayed on the west coast) and will include up to five bouts.

Tickets for STRIKEFORCE: "Carano vs. Cyborg," priced from $30, go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. PT at the HP Pavilion box office (408-287-7070) as well as at all Ticketmaster locations (800-745-3000), Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com ), and the official STRIKEFORCE website (www.strikeforce.com ).