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Former UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg’s next fight will not take place in a cage, but rather in a boxing ring.
Cyborg announced on Wednesday’s episode of The MMA Hour that she will compete in a boxing match against Simone Silva on Sept. 25 in Curitiba, Brazil. Cyborg officially signed her contract live on the show.
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.<a href=”https://twitter.com/criscyborg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@criscyborg</a> just signed the contract for her professional boxing debut live on <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheMMAHour?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#TheMMAHour</a> <br><br>Cyborg will fight Simone Silva on Sept. 25 in Curitiba, Brazil ????<br><br>▶️ <a href=”https://t.co/x6OY8zXTHG”>https://t.co/x6OY8zXTHG</a> <a href=”https://t.co/qIVn27Eb3Y”>pic.twitter.com/qIVn27Eb3Y</a>
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