Filed under: News , UFC , Videos After years of waiting, the UFC finally welcomed Cris Cyborg to the octagon in 2016. The former Strikeforce and Invicta FC champion finally signed a deal to join the UFC, and at UFC 198, the famed Brazilian striker took on proven vet Leslie Smith in a 140-pound catchweight fight. Check out that full fight, which added to Cyborg’s history of big knockouts , above. Related Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields rates UFC champ Cris Cyborg's boxing a solid 7 And catch Cyborg (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who’s now the UFC women’s featherweight champion, back in action at UFC 219 on Dec. 30.
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Before UFC 219, watch champ Cris Cyborg’s highly anticipated UFC debut – MMA Junkie