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Cyborg to defend PFL title against Vieira in retirement bout
PFL announced that women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will face Ketlen Vieira in a title defense on Aug. 22 in Tampa. The fight marks Cyborg's planned retirement from MMA.
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PFL announced Wednesday that women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will defend her title against Ketlen Vieira in the main event of PFL Tampa on Aug. 22. The bout is scheduled as Cyborg's retirement fight. Cyborg, who previously held titles in the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce and Invicta FC, enters with a record of 29-2 with one no contest.
Cyborg won the PFL title in December by submitting Sara Collins. The 40-year-old Brazilian has competed in MMA once per year for the past five years while also pursuing a professional boxing career.
Background on the fighters Cyborg began her MMA career in 2005 and went unbeaten in her first 21 fights after an initial loss. She captured the UFC title in 2017 and defended it twice before a 2018 loss. Vieira enters with a 16-5 record and has fought primarily at bantamweight.
She defeated former UFC champions Holly Holm and Miesha Tate during her UFC tenure. Vieira left the UFC in May after her contract expired and signed with PFL on Tuesday. Cyborg posted on Instagram that she is aiming for her 30th career win, noting no other woman in MMA has reached that mark.
