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USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Bellator champ Cris Cyborg details what she expects from PFL after upcoming boxing match
Bellator champ Cris Cyborg details what she expects from PFL after upcoming boxing match Cris Cyborg will be back in the boxing ring this week in her quest to stay active in between MMA fights. But the Bellator women's featherweight champion said there should be news soon about her next MMA fight. Cyborg (6-0 boxing) takes on Precious Harris-McCray (4-1) in a six-round boxing match Saturday in the Fight Night 3: San Jose co-headliner at Tech CU Arena in San Jose, Calif. The fight will reunite Cyborg with her former Strikeforce and Bellator promoter, Scott Coker. Cyborg (28-2 MMA) is expected to fight Sara Collins (6-0) in a women's featherweight title defense under the PFL banner. "I believe after this boxing fight, they're going to announce my next fight," Cyborg told MMA Junkie on Tuesday. "Sara Collins is the next challenger for the belt. She beat Leah McCourt. I'm really excited, but I always like to focus on my next fight, which is the boxing one. But I believe after this boxing fight, we're going to have news about my next MMA fight." Although quite a few fighters have left the PFL in the rearview mirror after the Bellator merger, Cyborg said she's optimistic about her future with the promotion. "I know my manager did a great contract, an amazing contract with the PFL," she said. "I'm really happy to be able to be boxing when I don't have an MMA fight and I'm excited after this fight, for sure, you're going to have news about my MMA fight. "I have two more fights on my contract. … My plan is continue between MMA fights and boxing fights and I hope to finish my career a PFL champion and a boxing champion."
USA Today
10-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Cris Cyborg books boxing match in Scott Coker's Fight Night 3: San Jose
Cris Cyborg will reunite with Scott Coker – but in boxing. Cyborg (6-0) takes on Precious Harris-McCray (4-1) in a six-round boxing match May 17 in the Fight Night 3: San Jose co-headliner at Tech CU Arena from San Jose, Calif., promotion officials announced Wednesday. 'Back in the Bay! 🚨May 17th 2005 is the anniversary of my first professional fight. This year is the 20th year of my professional career and to celebrate: May 17th 2025. I will be fighting Precious Harris-McCray in a 6 round professional boxing fight in San Jose, CA with @fightnightsanjose.' Multi-promotion MMA champion Cyborg will enter her third boxing match of 2025. After knocking out Karen Fernandez in Round 2 on March 3 in Colombia, Cyborg scored a third-round stoppage of Valentina Angarita in Colombia on March 20. While she's staying busy in the ring, Cyborg hasn't competed in MMA since scoring a five-round decision win over two-division PFL champion Larissa Pacheco at PFL: Battle of the Giants in October 2024.
