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Cyborg made this revelation during a recent interview. When asked if he would return to mixed martial arts, the combat sports veteran offered a straightforward answer.
Cris Cyborg says Ketlen Vieira’s win proved she can still compete with MMA’s best
Cyborg fought last Ketlen Vieira at
PFL Tampa on August 22nd in what was originally thought to be his last MMA outing. He defeated Vieira by unanimous decision to improve his professional record to 30-2.
Interview together MMA sighthe Brazilian revealed she plans to fight again and is not done with MMA, pointing to her performance against Vieira as proof she can still compete at a high level.
“Yeah, I’m fighting MMA again,” Cyborg said. “I think my performance against Ketlen Vieira proved that I’m still capable of competing against the best in the sport. Ketlen was tough and definitely felt extremely strong. But even though he was over seven pounds short, I was able to show great footwork and fight IQ to win four out of five rounds. I landed almost twice as many shots as him in our 25-minute fight.”
