Overview
- PFL confirmed that Cris Cyborg will defend the promotion’s women’s featherweight title against Ketlen Vieira as the main event of PFL Tampa on Aug. 22 at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.
- Vieira announced she had signed with PFL on Tuesday and the promotion announced the Cyborg matchup the following day, locking Vieira into what will be her first fight in PFL.
- Because PFL does not run a women’s bantamweight division, Vieira is expected to compete at featherweight, meaning she will move up from the 135‑pound class she fought in during her UFC tenure.
- Cyborg enters the bout as the reigning PFL featherweight champion who won the vacant title in December and has framed the fight as the final match of her MMA career, with PFL calling it her retirement event.
- The matchup underscores PFL’s approach of signing recent ex‑UFC veterans and placing them directly into high‑profile title fights to boost event visibility and accelerate roster integration.