Cris Cyborg farewell fight announced for PFL Tampa on Aug. 22

“Cyborg” is set for one last hurrah in MMA. | PFL
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Cris
Cyborg will end her decorated mixed martial arts career this
summer under the
Professional Fighters League banner.

“Cyborg” will defend her featherweight title against Ketlen
Vieira in the PFL Tampa headliner on Aug. 22 at Benchmark,
International Arena in Tampa, Florida, The promotion announced the
bout on Wednesday. The PFL Tampa main card will air on ESPN
beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

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“PFL Tampa will be a special event as it hosts the retirement fight
for our champion, Cris Cyborg,” said PFL CEO John Martin in a
release. “She is a pioneer of not just women’s MMA, but mixed
martial arts as a whole, and it has been a privilege for PFL to
have her as a deserving champion. Now she headlines one final time
in the PFL cage and will stand across from a proven challenger in
Ketlen Vieira, who has one mission: ruin the goodbye and take the
title. This is the conclusion to the storied career of ‘Cyborg,’
and I can’t wait to be there cageside to witness her create MMA
history for the last time.”

A Lasting Legacy for Cris Cyborg

“Cyborg” last competed this past December, when she submitted
Sara
Collins in the third round of their encounter at PFL Lyon. The
40-year-old Brazilian has won nine straight MMA bouts dating back
to the end of her UFC tenure in July 2019. Justino has captured
titles in
Professional Fighters League,
Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator
MMA,
Invicta Fighting Championships and Strikeforce
during her illustrious career. She has also remained active between
MMA bouts in recent times, with seven boxing matches to her credit
since 2022.

Vieira went 10-5 in the Octagon before being released from the UFC
earlier this year. “Fenomeno” last appeared at
UFC Fight Night 276, where she ended the eight-fight winning
streak of surging contender Jacqueline
Cavalcanti. Vieira owns other notable victories against the
likes of Holly Holm,
Miesha
Tate, Macy
Chiasson, Cat Zingano
and Sara
McMann.