Next Saturday, October 7th Cris Cyborg will return to the cage to face #1 contender Cat Zingano in her first MMA bout in over a year after two successful Professional boxing fights including one that saw her capture the FMS South Brazil Championship belt and another that had her as the Co Main event to Boxing’s Pound 4 pound #1 Terence Crawford.
Zingano who is undefeated at 145lbs is a former all american wrestler and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt with career wins over UFC Champions Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes. At 41 years of age, many feel this opportunity against Cris Cyborg will be one of Cat Zingano‘s last big opportunities in the sport.
Cyborg who is the reigning and defending Bellator MMA Champion is currently ranked #1 p4p in the Women’s division of Bellator MMA and is undefeated in the promotion with only 1 of those fights having gone the distance. Members of Media who attended the event included ESPN, OC Register, Sherdog, and more. Those interested in watching the fight between Cyborg and Zingano live in San Diego can GET YOUR TICKETS HERE. Those wanting to watch on TV can view the prelims on CrisCyborg.Com before making the switch to ShoSports for the main card.
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