Cris Cyborg aims for a world boxing title when she retires from MMA.

Cris Cyborg is retiring from MMA, but she doesn't intend to stop completely; Cyborg has said she will pursue a world title in boxing.

Chris Cyborg Aims for the world boxing title. Photo: Press Release/X

Chris Cyborg She has a plan. The multi-champion in MMA is saying goodbye to the sport, however, she doesn't intend to hang up, but rather change gloves. Cyborg said in an interview that, after retirement, she will seek a world title in boxing. The 40-year-old fighter returns to the octagon this Saturday (13) against Sara Collins for the women's featherweight title at PFL Lyon, in France.

In an interview with 'talkSPORT.com', Chris Cyborg She revealed that she is not entirely satisfied with the world MMA titles she has won in five different organizations. The fighter will compete for a world boxing title when she retires from mixed martial arts next year.

“I have this year, next year, and then I’m going to retire. But I love my job. I love working, so that motivates me every day, and I’m very grateful to the fans who have supported me during these 20 years of my career. I always enjoy training, but (it’s good) when you have a fight to train differently, and I really love boxing. I had my first fight in 2022 and now I’ve stopped. When I finish my MMA career, I’ll start training boxing, learning, and I’d like to end my career trying to fight for a world boxing title. I know it’s a lot to think about, but it’s one of the things that motivates me to train every morning. I’m focused on Sara Collins now, but after that, for sure, I’ll go back to boxing,” she said. Chris Cyborg in an interview with 'talkSPORT.com'.

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Chris Cyborg He hasn't competed in MMA since his defeat. Larissa pacheco by points at the PFL Super Fights in October 2024 in Saudi Arabia. Since then, Cyborg has fought three boxing matches, winning them all and extending her undefeated professional record (five wins).

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Chris Cyborg He told 'talkSPORT.com' that he will have one more MMA fight after facing Collins before returning to boxing to dedicate himself to the goal of competing for a world title.

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Cris Cyborg's boxing statistics

Chris Cyborg She began her professional boxing career by defeating American Gabrielle Holloway via unanimous decision in December 2022 in Nebraska (USA).

According to BoxRec, Chris Cyborg Cyborg has a record of five professional fights in boxing, most of them by knockout. Since her victory against Holloway, Cyborg has won her other four fights by knockout.

the last appearance of Chris Cyborg In professional boxing, this occurred in a duel against American Precious Harris-McCray, winning via technical knockout in the second round, in May 2025, in California (USA).

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