MIAMI – Sinead Kavanagh is days away from the final step, an attempt to live out her dream of becoming the first female mixed martial arts champion from Ireland in a major promotion. In order to do so, however, Kavanagh (7-4 MMA, 4-4 BMMA) need to defeat all-time great and current women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (24-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) in the main event of Bellator 271 on Friday. “Of course she’s a great fighter, a legend,” Kavanagh told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “But I have to put that aside
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