Cris Cyborg is being advertised for this weekend as taking part in her final MMA fight, but an ex-UFC and PFL vet has their doubts. The referenced fighter here is Aspen Ladd, who takes on Bianca Daimoni at BKB 58 on August 29th in Miami, Florida.

Cris Cyborg was slated to defend her PFL featherweight crown versus Ketlen Vieira until the latter came in seven pounds over the 145-pound contracted weight limit at PFL Tampa. As someone who has thrown down in featherweight fights for promotions like UFC and PFL, the BKB combatant weighed in on Cyborg vs. Vieira in the context of if the former will bow out of the sport on August 22nd, Ladd said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],

“Yeah, [Cris] Cyborg’s an absolute legend of the sport, but she’s been teasing for a long time that this would be her last MMA fight. Will it be? Who knows? But she’s said that for quite a while and they had to find somebody to bring over for her to fight.”

“She was the only one left, the only ’45er in the entire promotion under contract, right? So, they had to find somebody. Ketlen’s about as good an opponent as they can get. I think it’s very possible it can go to a decision honestly, but I don’t know. Cyborg’s so explosive.”

Cris Cyborg not likely to get Shields or Rousey bouts, per Ladd

Whether or not this is her last MMA bout, Cyborg has also expressed interest in continuing to build upon her boxing journey, and to that, Ladd stated [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],

“No, she keeps calling out [Claressa] Shields over and over because I know they’ve sparred before. I highly doubt it’ll ever happen, but you never know. It’s the same as like the Ronda [Rousey] fight. That’s never going to happen, but who knows?”

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