1 hr. ago
Well, it looks like PFL Tampa might not be Cris Cyborg's farewell after all.
The PFL has dubbed Cyborg's (29-2) main event bout against former UFC contender and recent signee Ketlen Vieira (16-5) as her retirement from MMA. Although that might still be the case, Cyborg revealed to MMA Junkie that her MMA retirement is not set in stone. Cyborg's women's featherweight **** le defense on Saturday will be her last fight on her current PFL deal, and she's undecided on whether she'll compete beyond that.
"This could be my last fight, but this is my last fight in my contract," Cyborg told MMA Junkie Radio. "I'm really focused on Ketlen Vieira, but I'm not sure what's going to happen after. These last two years, I've been saying maybe it can be my last year, my last year, and I have a lot of projects after I retire, but this is going to be my last fight in my contract. Maybe, maybe (I'll continue fighting). I'm not sure it's going to happen."
Cyborg has been contemplating retirement for quite some time, given her age and her 20 years of fighting professionally in MMA. However, despite the mileage, she still feels elite, and her PFL women's featherweight **** le proves it.
"These last three years, I've always been saying it could be my last fight," Cyborg said. "Even with my team, I already planned my life: 'OK, this can be my last fight these last three years.' I think it's important you set up like this, because of my age; I'm 41 years old. I know I'm fighting better than (when I was) 21 years. I feel better at 41 than 21. I train smart; I recover. I do everything for me, so I can compete on a higher level, continue to compete at a higher level at 41 years of age. I'm very grateful. I just focus now on this fight. I know anything could happen.
#years #cyborg #going #happen
The PFL has dubbed Cyborg's (29-2) main event bout against former UFC contender and recent signee Ketlen Vieira (16-5) as her retirement from MMA. Although that might still be the case, Cyborg revealed to MMA Junkie that her MMA retirement is not set in stone. Cyborg's women's featherweight **** le defense on Saturday will be her last fight on her current PFL deal, and she's undecided on whether she'll compete beyond that.
"This could be my last fight, but this is my last fight in my contract," Cyborg told MMA Junkie Radio. "I'm really focused on Ketlen Vieira, but I'm not sure what's going to happen after. These last two years, I've been saying maybe it can be my last year, my last year, and I have a lot of projects after I retire, but this is going to be my last fight in my contract. Maybe, maybe (I'll continue fighting). I'm not sure it's going to happen."
Cyborg has been contemplating retirement for quite some time, given her age and her 20 years of fighting professionally in MMA. However, despite the mileage, she still feels elite, and her PFL women's featherweight **** le proves it.
"These last three years, I've always been saying it could be my last fight," Cyborg said. "Even with my team, I already planned my life: 'OK, this can be my last fight these last three years.' I think it's important you set up like this, because of my age; I'm 41 years old. I know I'm fighting better than (when I was) 21 years. I feel better at 41 than 21. I train smart; I recover. I do everything for me, so I can compete on a higher level, continue to compete at a higher level at 41 years of age. I'm very grateful. I just focus now on this fight. I know anything could happen.
#years #cyborg #going #happen
2 months ago
Check out this week's "Spinning Back Clique," MMA Junkie's weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.
This week's panel of Brian "Goze" Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura will join host "Gorgeous" George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:
The UFC's second trip to Baku, Azerbaijan is in the books. In the main event, Azerbaijan's own Rafael Fiziev gave the locals a show with his spinning wheel kick that got him a vicious TKO win over Manuel Torres. It was a big win for Fiziev that put him back on the win column. We react to Fiziev's big win, plus other key results from the card including Shara Magomedov's win over Michel Pereira, Asu Alambayev's crazy submission over Charles Johnson, and more.
UFC wasn't the only show that sw the hometown fighter get their hand raised in the main event. Over ar PFL San Diego, A.J. McKee defeated Salamat Isbulaev in a dominant unanimous decision. Where does McKee go from here? We recap the win from "Mercenary," along with other results from the card.
We go over the biggest news and headlines of this past week. This includes retired UFC fighter Dustin Poirier's airport arrest for intoxication; Michael Morales serving as the backup for UFC 330, Cris Cyborg's retirement bout at PFL Tampa, and much more.
This week's panel of Brian "Goze" Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura will join host "Gorgeous" George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:
The UFC's second trip to Baku, Azerbaijan is in the books. In the main event, Azerbaijan's own Rafael Fiziev gave the locals a show with his spinning wheel kick that got him a vicious TKO win over Manuel Torres. It was a big win for Fiziev that put him back on the win column. We react to Fiziev's big win, plus other key results from the card including Shara Magomedov's win over Michel Pereira, Asu Alambayev's crazy submission over Charles Johnson, and more.
UFC wasn't the only show that sw the hometown fighter get their hand raised in the main event. Over ar PFL San Diego, A.J. McKee defeated Salamat Isbulaev in a dominant unanimous decision. Where does McKee go from here? We recap the win from "Mercenary," along with other results from the card.
We go over the biggest news and headlines of this past week. This includes retired UFC fighter Dustin Poirier's airport arrest for intoxication; Michael Morales serving as the backup for UFC 330, Cris Cyborg's retirement bout at PFL Tampa, and much more.
2 months ago
Cris Cyborg’s legendary mixed martial arts (MMA) career is coming to an end.
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) Featherweight champion will compete in her final MMA fight in the main event of PFL Tampa on Sat., Aug. 22, 2026, when she takes on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Ketlen Vieira inside Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Cyborg (29-2) is riding a nine-fight win streak and was last in action against Sara Collins, whom she submitted to win the vacant PFL Featherweight championship (watch highlights).
Prior to that, Cyborg defeated Larissa Pacheco via unanimous decision to become the only MMA fighter in history to become a quintuple champion, having captured world ****** les across five major MMA promotions.
In addition to her MMA run, Cyborg has also started boxing and currently holds a 7-0 professional boxing record with five stoppage wins.
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) Featherweight champion will compete in her final MMA fight in the main event of PFL Tampa on Sat., Aug. 22, 2026, when she takes on former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Ketlen Vieira inside Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.
Cyborg (29-2) is riding a nine-fight win streak and was last in action against Sara Collins, whom she submitted to win the vacant PFL Featherweight championship (watch highlights).
Prior to that, Cyborg defeated Larissa Pacheco via unanimous decision to become the only MMA fighter in history to become a quintuple champion, having captured world ****** les across five major MMA promotions.
In addition to her MMA run, Cyborg has also started boxing and currently holds a 7-0 professional boxing record with five stoppage wins.
2 months ago
Dana White has always been “cool” with gay fighters who compete in UFC.
That said, don’t expect the promotion to host any “Pride Night” events, like the one that caused an avalanche of controversy for baseball’s San Francisco Giants.
White prefers to stay in his own lane and let everyone do their own thing.
“I’m staring at my roster of Top 15 fighters, I’m ***** uming we have some gay fighters,” White told Tomi Lahren. “I don’t know how many of them are openly. I know that we have gay female fighters. I don’t give a ***** . I don’t care what you are or who you are or what you do, we don’t talk about that or any of that stuff. We have a T-shirt that says ‘We Are All Fighters,’ and it’s got the gay flag colors on it, but I don’t know, everybody do your own thing. I’m just not into it. I’m in the fight business, so it’s a little different than baseball is like America’s game. I stay in my lane, whatever all these other guys are doing, good luck to you. I do my own thing.”
White also used the interview to reiterate his disgust for the public personas of Josh Hokit and Sean Strickland, who make it a habit of using White’s “free speech” policy to make spectacles of themselves. I guess White doesn’t remember the time he said Cris Cyborg looked like Wanderlei Silva in a dress.
That said, don’t expect the promotion to host any “Pride Night” events, like the one that caused an avalanche of controversy for baseball’s San Francisco Giants.
White prefers to stay in his own lane and let everyone do their own thing.
“I’m staring at my roster of Top 15 fighters, I’m ***** uming we have some gay fighters,” White told Tomi Lahren. “I don’t know how many of them are openly. I know that we have gay female fighters. I don’t give a ***** . I don’t care what you are or who you are or what you do, we don’t talk about that or any of that stuff. We have a T-shirt that says ‘We Are All Fighters,’ and it’s got the gay flag colors on it, but I don’t know, everybody do your own thing. I’m just not into it. I’m in the fight business, so it’s a little different than baseball is like America’s game. I stay in my lane, whatever all these other guys are doing, good luck to you. I do my own thing.”
White also used the interview to reiterate his disgust for the public personas of Josh Hokit and Sean Strickland, who make it a habit of using White’s “free speech” policy to make spectacles of themselves. I guess White doesn’t remember the time he said Cris Cyborg looked like Wanderlei Silva in a dress.
