Cris Cyborg is again in MMA motion this December.
The PFL introduced Wednesday that Cyborg (28-2) is ready to struggle Sara Collins (6-0) in a featherweight championship bout at LDLC Enviornment in Lyon, France, on Dec. 13. This marks a return of types for Cyborg, who fought for PFL lower than a yr in the past, however has competed in three boxing matches in 2025.
That bout serves because the Dec. 13 co-main occasion, with Vadim Nemkov (19-2) battling Renan Ferreira (13-4) for a heavyweight title in the primary occasion.
Cyborg’s final outing within the SmartCage noticed her win an exciting five-round choice over Larissa Pacheco to seize a Superfight Championship. It was the eighth straight win for the ladies’s MMA pioneer, who then went on to attain three straight knockouts in boxing competitors, together with two victories in March.
The much less skilled Collins earned her title shot after submitting high contender Leah McCourt inside a spherical in September 2024. She additionally holds notable wins over Sinead Kavanagh and Pam Sorenson within the Bellator cage.
Nemkov seeks heavyweight gold after beforehand conquering the Bellator gentle heavyweight division. He’s 2-0 since shifting up a division, with wins over Timothy Johnson and Bruno Cappelozza. On the opposite facet, Ferreira seems to bounce again after a loss to Francis Ngannou this previous October. Ferreira received the 2024 PFL heavyweight event to arrange that chance, however fell to Ngannou’s strikes inside a spherical.
PFL Lyon will even function the finals of the PFL Europe light-weight and bantamweight tournaments.
