Before UFC 219, watch champ Cris Cyborg's highly anticipated UFC debut

Before UFC 219, watch champ Cris Cyborg's highly anticipated UFC debut

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Before UFC 219, watch champ Cris Cyborg's highly anticipated UFC debut

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.

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. She takes on former bantamweight title Holly Holm (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in the pay-per-view headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

For more on UFC 219, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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