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PFL Tampa Presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Will Air Live in the U.S. on ESPN From 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 22<\/p>\n
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NEW YORK \u2014 June 24, 2026 \u2014 The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announces PFL Women\u2019s Featherweight World Champion Cris Cyborg (29-2) will have her final MMA fight at PFL Tampa presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater on August 22 at Benchmark International Arena, as she headlines against UFC veteran Ketlen \u201cFen\u00f4meno\u201d Vieira (16-5).<\/p>\n
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Tickets for PFL Tampa presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater are available now via pfl.info\/tampa. The event will air live on ESPN in the U.S beginning at 9 p.m. ET. The preliminary portion can be viewed on the ESPN app. Additional bouts will be announced soon.<\/p>\n
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Cris Cyborg will enter the cage for the final time, and carries not only the PFL Women\u2019s Featherweight World Title, but the accomplishments of shaping women\u2019s mixed martial arts globally. 29 wins, 79% finish rate, a title in every organisation she\u2019s signed with, unbeaten in eight years, she boasts a legacy in the sport that cannot be matched. Now she puts her PFL Championship on the line one final time, as PFL newcomer and UFC veteran Ketlen Vieira is looking to spoil Cris\u2019 departure from MMA and reap the rewards for herself. Ketlen has spent her career competing against the best and now has the opportunity of a lifetime to upheave a legend and take the crown.<\/p>\n
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\u201cPFL Tampa will be a special event as it hosts the retirement fight for our champion, Cris Cyborg. She is a pioneer of not just women\u2019s MMA, but mixed martial arts as a whole, and it has been a privilege for PFL to have her as a deserving champion. Now she headlines one final time in the PFL cage and will stand across from a proven challenger in Ketlen Vieira, who has one mission: ruin the goodbye and take the title. This is the conclusion to the storied career of Cyborg, and I can\u2019t wait to be there cageside to witness her create MMA history for the last time.\u201d said PFL CEO John Martin.<\/p>\n
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Updated PFL Tampa presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Main Card:
Benchmark International Arena \u2013 Tampa, Florida
August 22 | 9 pm ET \/ 6 pm PT ESPN (U.S.)<\/p>\n
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PFL Women’s Featherweight World Championship Main Event: C-Cris Cyborg (29-2) vs. Ketlen Vieira (16-5)<\/p>\n
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UPCOMING PFL SCHEDULE:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nSaturday, June 27 \u2013 PFL San Diego Presented by GOVX \u2013 Pechanga Arena San Diego\u00a0
\n\u00a0Saturday, July 18 \u2013 PFL Austin \u2013 Moody Center \u2013 Austin, Texas\u00a0
\nSaturday, July 25 \u2013 PFL DC \u2013 CareFirst Arena \u2013 Washington, D.C.
\n\u00a0Friday, July 31 \u2013 PFL New York Presented by Arkham \u2013 UBS Arena \u2013 Belmont Park, Long Island, New York
\nFriday, August 7 \u2013 PFL Charlotte \u2013 Bojangles Coliseum \u2013 Charlotte, North Carolina
\n\u00a0Saturday, August 22 \u2013 PFL Tampa presented by Visit St. Pete-Clearwater \u2013 Benchmark International Arena \u2013 Tampa, Florida
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ABOUT PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE<\/p>\n
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is a global mixed martial arts organization and one of the world\u2019s leading combat sports properties. PFL produces live, premium MMA events broadcast and streamed to fans in more than 170 countries through an extensive network of international media partners. The organization features a roster of professional fighters representing the highest levels of international mixed martial arts competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Headquartered in the United States, PFL holds events across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, with continued global expansion underway. PFL is backed by leading institutional investors and professional sports team owners, reflecting the accelerating growth of MMA as a mainstream global sport.<\/p>\n
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For more information, visit PFLmma.com and follow PFL at Facebook.com\/PFLmma and @PFLMMA on X, Instagram, and TikTok.<\/p>\n
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