Amid continued displeasure with their reserving, a bunch of PFL and Bellator MMA stars have known as for his or her launch from the promotions — with Cris Cyborg the most recent in a long-list of fighters to weigh up their future, with the Brazilian urging UFC boss Dana White to dealer a struggle between her and Kayla Harrison.
Cyborg, a former undisputed UFC, Invicta FC, and Strikeforce MMA featherweight champion, retains the Bellator MMA crown and made her PFL debut again in October — profitable a brilliant struggle championship in a unanimous choice win over Brazilian counterpart, Larissa Pacheco.
As for Harrison, the previous two-time PFL light-weight event winner, made her sophomore Octagon outing at UFC 307 again in October, incomes her second promotional win in a unanimous choice win of her personal over Ketlen Vieira –following a previous rear-naked choke win over former bantamweight champion, Holly Holm of their UFC 300 conflict earlier this annum.
Cris Cyborg weighs up potential struggle with Kayla Harrison in UFC return
And amid discourse from the likes of Patchy Combine, Octagon alum, Corey Anderson, and even featherweight kingpin, Patricio Pitbull — with the latter even going so far as to weigh up a UFC transfer, his compatriot, Cyborg has welcomed the prospect to settle the rating with Harrison in a return to the Dana White-led promotion.
Most not too long ago competing within the Octagon again in 2019, Cyborg exited the promotion off the again of a unanimous choice win over former title challenger, the now-retired, Felicia Spencer.
Profitable featherweight gold at UFC 214, Cyborg would greatest Tonya Evinger, earlier than beating common-foe, Holm, in addition to Yana Santos throughout her promotional tenure.