Bellator women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg returned to the boxing ring on Saturday, June 15, as the promotion struggles to find her a fight in MMA.
Cyborg faced off against Aria Wild at Crypto Fight Night Off-Chain 1 at indigo at The O2 in London, England.
It marked the fourth boxing match of Cyborg's career, and she was able to advance her record to 4-0 with a brutal second-round knockout.
🇧🇷🥊 @criscyborg getting it DONE in the second round of her boxing bout in London!
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) June 15, 2024
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In Cyborg's previous boxing match against Kelsey Wickstrum in January 2024, she recorded a knockout in the first.
Cyborg has said she hopes for a busy year in both boxing and MMA, including a potential super-fight with two-time PFL champion Larissa Pacheco later this year. She also hopes to defend her Bellator title by the end of the year.
“My next fight is going to be in MMA,” she said, via Bloody Elbow. “It’s going to be Larissa Pacheco so I’ll have to take a little break from boxing.
“It’s going to be fireworks, it’s good, we’ve made it happen and it’s going to be good. I’m excited. People are very excited for this fight, both Brazilians and Larissa is a great fighter, the champion of PFL so we are very excited and it will be a great fight.”
Cyborg (27-2 1 NC) is riding a 7-fight winning streak in MMA, with four TKOs and one submission during her run.