Cyborg-Holm Official At UFC 219
After stalled negotiations, social media taunts, and potential contract issues, Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm is finally official for UFC 219. The MMA organization announced the match on Thursday evening via twitter.
BREAKING: There’s a title on the line at #UFC219!@CrisCyborg is set to defend her undisputed featherweight championship against @HollyHolm in Las Vegas on Dec. 30. pic.twitter.com/zHAGrIQDir
— UFC (@ufc) November 17, 2017
Cyborg will be making her first featherweight title defense following a victory of Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 in July. Holm snapped a three-fight losing streak in June with a knockout of Bethe Correia.
These two square off on January 30th in Las Vegas.