"A champion across several major MMA organizations, the legendary Cristiane Justino knows her remaining time as a fighter is limited. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, Bellator MMA and Invicta Fighting Championships beltholder has done what no one else has in mixed martial arts: win titles across five major promotions. Currently serving as PFL's featherweight champ, she claimed that throne by trumping Larissa Pacheco in 2024 across five rounds, and defended it by mollywhopping Sara Collins at the end of 2025."
"At the age of 40, "Cris Cyborg" wants one more MMA match, and she has already made her thoughts known. The Brazilian traveled to Rio de Janeiro recently and appeared on the Wednesday edition of Combate's "Mundo da Luta" podcast. There, the longtime veteran confirmed that 2026 would be the last year she steps into a cage or a ring as a pro. "Cris Cyborg" solidified her plan to compete just once more in MMA, and only one more time in boxing."
"'Our legacy tour started against Pacheco and then with Sara Collins,' Justino explained. 'I would like to do the last one with someone that made sense, so I suggested Dakota, who is undefeated, in a catchweight. I'm much thinner, but let's see what the PFL decides. "Cris Cyborg" also revealed that she intends on having one more fight as a boxer, but unlike her MMA aspirations, an opponent is not her main focus. She is aware that finding a foe is up to the promoter and sanctioning body, and she is not tied to any in particular."
Cristiane Justino is a multi-organization champion who won titles across five major MMA promotions and currently holds the PFL featherweight championship. She captured the PFL belt by defeating Larissa Pacheco in 2024 and defended it against Sara Collins at the end of 2025. At age 40, she plans to have one final professional MMA bout and one final professional boxing fight, with 2026 designated as her last year competing. She expressed interest in facing undefeated Dakota Ditcheva at a catchweight for her final MMA contest. She began pro boxing in 2022 and has recorded seven wins internationally.
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