Cris Cyborg hints at fighting beyond PFL Tampa main event
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 18, 2026, 11:30 PM
Last updated Aug 18, 2026
Cris Cyborg, who is set to fight Ketlen Vieira at PFL Tampa, has indicated that her retirement may not be imminent. Although the PFL billed the fight as possibly her final bout, Cyborg expressed uncertainty about stepping away from MMA entirely. At 41, Cyborg feels she still competes at a high level and has ongoing projects to consider post-fighting. Her main event fight on Saturday will conclude her current contract with the PFL, but she remains open to the idea of continuing her career. Cyborg's focus for now is solely on the upcoming match against Vieira.
- •Cyborg faces Ketlen Vieira at PFL Tampa on Saturday.
- •PFL marketed the fight as Cyborg's potential retirement bout.
- •Cyborg is uncertain about her future fighting career.
- •This bout will end her current contract with the PFL.
- •Cyborg feels capable of competing at a high level despite her age.
- 11:00 AMYahoo Sports — PFL Tampa’s Cris Cyborg gives retirement update: ‘I feel better at 41 than 21’
- 11:30 PMYahoo Sports — Cris Cyborg walks back retirement talk ahead of PFL Tampa
"For the last two years the clock has been ticking on women’s MMA pioneer Cris Cyborg’s fighting career, ever since she announced that 2026 would be her final year of competition. But now the fearsome striker is walking back what sounded like very firm plans to leave sports and become a veterinarian, and it comes […]
"No longer sure about retirement, Cris Cyborg says she's now open to the idea of fighting past Saturday's PFL Tampa.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 19, 2026, 11:00 AMPFL Tampa’s Cris Cyborg gives retirement update: ‘I feel better at 41 than 21’
For the last two years the clock has been ticking on women’s MMA pioneer Cris Cyborg’s fighting career, ever since she announced that 2026 would be her final year of competition. But now the fearsome striker is walking back what sounded like very firm plans to leave sports and become a veterinarian, and it comes […]
- Yahoo SportsAug 18, 2026, 11:30 PMCris Cyborg walks back retirement talk ahead of PFL Tampa
No longer sure about retirement, Cris Cyborg says she's now open to the idea of fighting past Saturday's PFL Tampa.
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