Cris Cyborg Extends Career After 30th Win, Challenges Shields and Harrison
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 23
Cris Cyborg Extends Career After 30th Win, Challenges Shields and Harrison
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 23
Summary
41-year-old Cris Cyborg signaled she will keep fighting after a unanimous decision over Ketlen Vieira at PFL Tampa, rejecting expectations that the bout would end her 21-year MMA career.
Five rounds against Vieira were tougher than expected: Cyborg struggled to control her opponent, was briefly rocked in round two, and still swept the judges for her 30th career win.
Vieira's weight miss meant she was ineligible to take the PFL featherweight title, leaving champion Cyborg with a successful defense but not the dominant finish she had sought.
Post-fight, Cyborg called out boxing champion Claressa Shields for a middleweight bout and former PFL champion Kayla Harrison, adding intrigue as she enters free agency in MMA.
On the undercard, Britain's Luke Trainer scored his sixth straight win with a second-round stoppage of Roland Dunlap, while Javid Basharat and Eoin Sheridan also won.