The bout is contracted for 154 pounds over six rounds.Ĭyborg, 38, is expected to compete in both MMA and boxing in the latter portion of an illustrious career. Wickstrum, 36, is 2-0 as a pro boxer with one knockout. The California resident is coming off a first-round TKO over Cat Zingano at Bellator 300 last month to pick up her fifth title defense. That deal could be done in the near future.Ĭyborg is 1-0 as a pro boxer and has another victory in a boxing exhibition in her home country of Brazil. Viacom, Bellator's parent company, has the MMA promotion up for sale, and PFL is the front-runner to acquire it, sources said. Showtime, its broadcast partner, has announced that it will be leaving the combat sports business at the end of 2023. 19 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, according to sources. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬris Cyborg to box Kelsey Wickstrum in next fight, sources sayĬris Cyborg's next professional fight will be in boxing, and her opponent will be Kelsey Wickstrum, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.Ĭyborg, the Bellator women's featherweight champion and one of the greatest women's fighters in MMA history, will face Wickstrum in a boxing event Jan.
