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Cris Cyborg Retains PFL Featherweight Title After Unanimous Win Over Ketlen Vieira

Completing her PFL contract, the win leaves Cyborg undecided on retirement and open to boxing or crossover offers from PFL’s alignment with MVP.

Overview

  • Ketlen Vieira missed the 145-pound featherweight limit by about seven pounds, weighing 152.2 pounds, which made her ineligible to win the PFL title and converted the bout to a 153-pound catchweight.
  • Cris Cyborg won a unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) after five rounds to retain the PFL women’s featherweight belt and record the 30th victory of her professional MMA career.
  • The weigh-in failure altered the stakes of the main event but did not stop the fight from occurring and produced a competitive, hard-fought contest in which Vieira pressed forward and scored takedown reversals.
  • The victory completed Cyborg’s final contracted fight with PFL, left her publicly undecided on retirement, and positioned her as a free agent with public calls to Claressa Shields and Kayla Harrison for future matches.
  • PFL’s pending alignment with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions increases the likelihood of boxing or crossover opportunities for Cyborg and makes her next move—whether re-signing with PFL, pursuing boxing, or seeking super-fights—the key development to watch.