PFL: Cyborg vs Vieira airs live tonight (Saturday, August 22) from Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.
- In the all-Brazilian main event, Cris Cyborg (29-2) defends her featherweight title in her final MMA fight against Ketlen Vieira (16-5).
- In the co-main event, Gadzhi Rabadanov (27-5-2) faces Oklahoma’s Tracy Reeder (12-5) at lightweight.
How to watch: Live on ESPN.
The main card also includes:
- A flyweight bout between Brazil’s Taila Santos (23-4) and Sabrinna de Sousa (6-0) of Bahrain.
- A light heavyweight contest between England’s Luke Trainer (10-1) and Roland Dunlap (7-0) of Milwaukee.
Marcirley Alves (15-5), who was originally scheduled to face Gustavo Oliveira (13-2) in a bantamweight bout on the main card, now meets Nkosi Ndebele (13-3) on the prelims.
The welterweight matchup between Florim Zendeli (11-2-1) and Omran Chaaban (10-1) has been canceled.
PFL Tampa results
Main card
- Cris Cyborg def. Ketlen Vieira by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46)
- Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Tracy Reeder by TKO (punches, R1, 4:37)
- Sabrinna de Sousa def. Taila Santos by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Luke Trainer def. Roland Dunlap by TKO (front kick and punches, R2, 2:22)
Prelims
- Nkosi Ndebele def. Marcirley Alves by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
- Daniel Marcos def. Magomed Magomedov by TKO (corner stoppage, R3, 0:11)
- Javid Basharat def. Movsar Ibragimov by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Dakota Bush def. Morquez Forest by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
- Natan Schulte def. Artur Zaynukov by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Gino Van Steenis def. Robert Watley by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Eoin Sheridan def. James Vake by KO (knee, R1, 4:09)
PFL Tampa live blog
Cris Cyborg defeats Ketlen Vieira by decision
Cris Cyborg (30-2) defeats Ketlen Vieira (16-6) by unanimous decision to retain her PFL featherweight title. The judges scored the fight 49-46, 48-47, and 49-46.
Gadzhi Rabadanov stops Tracy Reeder in first round
Gadzhi Rabadanov (28-5-2) defeats Tracy Reeder (12-6) by first-round TKO with punches at lightweight. The stoppage came at 4:37 of the round.
Sabrinna de Sousa defeats Taila Santos by decision
Sabrinna de Sousa (7-0) defeats Taila Santos (23-5) by unanimous decision at flyweight. The judges scored the fight 29-28, 30-27, and 30-27.
Luke Trainer stops Roland Dunlap in second round
Luke Trainer (11-1) defeats Roland Dunlap (7-1) by second-round TKO with a front kick and punches at light heavyweight. The stoppage came at 2:22 of the round.
Nkosi Ndebele defeats Marcirley Alves by decision
Nkosi Ndebele (14-3) defeats Marcirley Alves (15-6) by unanimous decision at bantamweight. The judges scored the fight 29-28, 30-27, and 29-28.
Daniel Marcos stops Magomed Magomedov in third round
Daniel Marcos (19-1) defeats Magomed Magomedov (22-6) by third-round TKO at bantamweight. The stoppage came at 0:11 of the round.
Javid Basharat defeats Movsar Ibragimov by decision
Javid Basharat (16-2) defeats Movsar Ibragimov (8-2) by unanimous decision at bantamweight. All three judges scored the fight 29-28.
Dakota Bush defeats Morquez Forest by decision
Dakota Bush (17-4) defeats Morquez Forest (8-2) by split decision at lightweight. The judges scored the fight 29-28, 29-28, and 28-29.
Natan Schulte defeats Artur Zaynukov by decision
Natan Schulte (26-6-1) defeats Artur Zaynukov (19-5) by unanimous decision at lightweight. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28.
Gino Van Steenis defeats Robert Watley by decision
Gino Van Steenis (9-2) defeats Robert Watley (16-5) by unanimous decision at lightweight. The judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28.
Eoin Sheridan KOs James Vake in first round
Kicking off the action, Eoin Sheridan (6-0) defeats James Vake (7-3) by first-round knockout with a knee at welterweight. The stoppage came at 4:09 of the round.
Cyborg calls out Shields
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The Cyborg Era
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