Cris Cyborg runs through Cat Zingano, makes fifth defense of featherweight title at Bellator 300
Bellator MMA returned to us tonight, October 7, 2023, for Bellator 300, going down live from the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.
We had three championship affairs going down tonight at Bellator 300, the main event of which came between lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0) and no. 4 ranked former lightweight champion Brent Primus (12-3).
Our co-main event of the evening came at 145 lbs between former Strikeforce, Invicta, and UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (27-2), who looked to make the fifth defense of her Bellator featherweight championship tonight.
Her opponent was fellow UFC veteran Cat Zingano (14-5), who’d gone a perfect 4-0 inside the Bellator cage since her UFC departure.
Continue reading to see how this featherweight championship bout went down:
Official Result: Cris Cyborg def. Cat Zingano via TKO (punches) at 4:01 of round one
Cyborg settles into the fight early, dropping Zingano midway through the opening round. Zingano returns to her feet quickly and ties up with the champion, before they separate and are back to striking range.
Cyborg begins to land that heavy right hand of hers with about 90 seconds left in the opening round, landing three of them. Zingano shoots in on a takedown, falling to the mat as she fails the attempt. Cyborg follows up with ground and pound for her 21st knockout finish.
CYBORG STOPS ZINGANO! 😱
The featherweight champ @criscyborg retains with some ferocious ground and pound. #Bellator300 | LIVE NOW | @SHOsports pic.twitter.com/sM6NlIy2RL
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) October 8, 2023
Cris Cyborg makes the fifth-straight defense of her featherweight championship tonight at Bellator 300 by stopping perhaps the greatest female fighter to have never won a belt.
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