CELEBRTIY Q AND A: LADY CHAMPION BOXER CRIS "CYBORG" VENANCIO!

In early December, I was at the Mia St. John Foundation fundraiser gala,at the 10e eatery in Downtown Los Angeles. I asked the Brazilian-American UFC champion, if she went to prison to get her plethora of shoulder tattoos? She seems stunned at the remark. She even looks at her right shoulder artwork.

She just smiled and answered, in a thick Sofia Vergara style accent,"No" she shrugged "I'm just tough." Then, she playfully throws a few quick, but powerful punches. Her shadow boxing is so brief, I could feel the air from her phantom blows, from just a few feet away.

Later that night,I asked Cyborg-How will she do against her next opponent- Holly Holm? The woman that defeated and pretty much ended Ronda Roussey's big time fight career. She again struggled to understand my English and sweetly said,"I'll see. I'll do my best. It WILL be competitive."

CELEBRITY Q AND A: MIA ST. JOHN- ROUND 2. DING!

The first celebrity to make a return engagement to the site and I thank her for that.
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Data Hard: If they brought back, the sports game show American Gladiators,would you go on that show?

Mia St.  John: (thinking about it) No.

DH: Really?

Mia: Yeah, I already tried out for the show (as a host for brief, but recent NBC version in 2007.Rival Boxing champ Layla Ali got the job.)

DH: Hmmm.

St. John: My brother tried out for (Gladiators, as a contestant) and the obstacle course (the end game, called the Eliminator) was too difficult for him. (A bit sullen now.)

DH: That's right, Layla Ali was the co-host on that. But, she wasn't very good.

Mia: (She has perked up) What?

DH:  (Layla Ali) wasn't very good.

St John: (smiling again) That's good to hear.  

CELEBRITY Q AND A: EX BOXING CHAMP- MIA ST. JOHN.

Data Hard: "How many fights have you won?"

Mia St. John: "Let's see. Around 39 wins, 13 loses & 7 draws. After I retired, I kinda lost track."