Cris Cyborg will step into the MMA cage for the ultimate time when he takes on longtime UFC veteran Ketlen Vieira in the primary occasion of PFL Tampa on Aug. 22, it was introduced Wednesday.
PFL Tampa shall be held at Benchmark Worldwide Area in Tampa, Florida. The corporate has not but added some other video games to its lineup.
Cyborg (29-2, 1 no contest) is on the lookout for his thirtieth skilled win in his MMA profession in his retirement bout. A former champion within the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce and Invicta FC, Cyborg, in her most up-to-date appearances in December, defeated Larissa Pacheco in her promotional debut and defeated beforehand undefeated Sarah Collins through rear-naked choke to seize the vacant PFL featherweight belt.
The legendary Brazilian has defeated a few of the sport’s greatest names over the previous 20 years, together with former UFC champion Holly Holm, and has received eight straight underneath the Bellator and PFL banners since getting into the Octagon in 2019. On high of that, Cyborg remained undefeated within the boxing ring, amassing a 6-0 skilled file and defeating Paulina Cardona in March to win the WIBA title.
Vieira (16-5) ended her UFC contract with a win over Jacqueline Cavalcanti in Could, however was not supplied a brand new contract. She left the promotion with a 10-5 file, defeating the likes of Holly Holm, Miesha Tate, Cat Zingano, and Sarah McMann, and earned a clear sweep in opposition to future UFC champion Kayla Harrison.
“PFL Tampa shall be a particular occasion with the retirement match of our champion Cris Cyborg,” PFL CEO John Martin stated in a launch. “She is a pioneer not solely in ladies’s MMA, however in combined martial arts as a complete, and it was an honor for PFL to have her as a worthy champion.
“Now, she is going to headline the PFL cage for the final time, standing reverse a confirmed challenger in Ketlen Vieira, who has one mission: spoil the walk-off bout and win the title. That is the conclusion to Cyborg’s storied profession, and we won’t wait to lastly witness her make MMA historical past cageside.”
