Cris Cyborg makes Championship weight for PFL MMA Lyon

Cris Cyborg gets set to make Mixed Martial Arts History in Lyon France tomorrow as she will be competing in her 20th World Championship fight when she faces the #3 ranked Sara Collins for the PFL MMA Featherweight Championship at PFL Lyon.  Collins who spent 10 years on the Australian National Judo Team is currently undefeated in MMA and secured the fight against Cris Cyborg after a 1st round finish of former Bellator MMA number 1 contender Leah McCourt last year.

For Cyborg this is an opportunity to win her 18th World Championship fight, something no other fighter in MMA history has been able to accomplish.  The only athlete to ever capture 5 major Mixed Martial Arts promotional championships Cris Cyborg has won the PFL MMA, Bellator MMA, UFC, Invicta FC, and Striekforce Championship belts during her historic 20+ year career in combat sports.

A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black Belt and an undefeated professional boxer currently ranked 6th in the world, Cyborg stepped on the scale at 144.6 pounds for her Co Main Event fight.  Fans who are wanting to watch one of the final fights of Cris Cyborg’s MMA Career will be able to watch live on the ESPN APP Saturday morning in the USA.  Fans in Brazil can watch the fights live on Canal Combate.

With over 10,000 tickets already sold for PFL Lyon the event will be one of the biggest Mixed Martial Arts shows in the history of France which only recently legalized and sanctioned the sport of MMA.  Cyborg who has more than 20 years of combat sports experience is once again serving as a pioneer for the sport, this time in Europe. Don’t miss Cris Cyborg Vs Sara Collins.