{"id":379089,"date":"2026-08-23T15:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/379089\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T15:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:22:41","slug":"is-cris-cyborg-retiring-at-pfl-tampa-bkb-58s-aspen-ladd-wonders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/379089\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cris Cyborg Retiring at PFL Tampa? BKB 58’s Aspen Ladd wonders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trending:REPORT: Charles Oliveira set to defend BMF title in UFC 331 headliner<\/a>\"Cris<\/p>\n

Cris Cyborg is being advertised for this weekend as taking part in her final MMA fight, but an ex-UFC and PFL vet has their doubts. The referenced fighter here is Aspen Ladd, who takes on Bianca Daimoni at BKB 58 on August 29th in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n

Cris Cyborg was slated to defend her PFL featherweight crown versus Ketlen Vieira until the latter came in seven pounds over the 145-pound contracted weight limit at PFL Tampa. As someone who has thrown down in featherweight fights for promotions like UFC and PFL, the BKB combatant weighed in on Cyborg vs. Vieira in the context of if the former will bow out of the sport on August 22nd, Ladd said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker<\/a>],<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, [Cris] Cyborg\u2019s an absolute legend of the sport, but she\u2019s been teasing for a long time that this would be her last MMA fight. Will it be? Who knows? But she\u2019s said that for quite a while and they had to find somebody to bring over for her to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was the only one left, the only \u201945er in the entire promotion under contract, right? So, they had to find somebody. Ketlen\u2019s about as good an opponent as they can get. I think it\u2019s very possible it can go to a decision honestly, but I don\u2019t know. Cyborg\u2019s so explosive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cris Cyborg not likely to get Shields or Rousey bouts, per Ladd<\/p>\n

Whether or not this is her last MMA bout, Cyborg has also expressed interest in continuing to build upon her boxing journey, and to that, Ladd stated [via Bare Knuckle Bowker<\/a>],<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, she keeps calling out [Claressa] Shields over and over because I know they\u2019ve sparred before. I highly doubt it\u2019ll ever happen, but you never know. It\u2019s the same as like the Ronda [Rousey]<\/a> fight. That\u2019s never going to happen, but who knows?\u201d<\/p>\n

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