Overview
- Ketlen Vieira stepped on the scale at roughly 152.2–152.5 pounds at Friday’s official PFL Tampa weigh-ins, about seven pounds over the 145‑pound championship limit.
- PFL agreed to keep the fight on the card as a non‑title catchweight bout, fined Vieira a percentage of her purse, and declared her unable to win Cris Cyborg’s featherweight title.
- Vieira told reporters she suffered severe kidney and stomach pain the night before, and said coach André 'Dedé' Pederneiras prioritized her health over further weight cutting.
- Cris Cyborg, who made 145 pounds, said she was relieved the fight will go ahead and remains undecided about retirement while weighing future boxing and free‑agency options.
- The incident shifts the short‑term stakes for both fighters and complicates PFL’s promotional narrative as the league moves toward an MVP/MVP‑linked boxing alignment that could change pay and cross‑sport opportunities.