THE TWO BEST female MMA fighters on the planet will lock horns when the UFC holds its traditional end-of-year event in Las Vegas.
UFC president Dana White has revealed to ESPN that Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino will take on fellow Brazilian fighter Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 at the T-Mobile Arena on 29 December.
Cyborg, the leading woman in the pound-for-pound rankings in 11th place, will put her featherweight title on the line against 14th-ranked Nunes, whose bantamweight belt won’t be at stake in the 145-pound clash.
Nunes (16-4) will be bidding to become the third fighter in UFC history — after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier — to hold two titles simultaneously.
The 30-year-old won the 135-pound strap from Miesha Tate in July 2016, before making successful defences against Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko and Raquel Pennington.
Cyborg (20-1), who hasn’t lost a fight since her professional debut in 2005, clinched the vacant featherweight title at the expense of Tonya Evinger in July 2017.
The 33-year-old reaffirmed her status as the standard-setter for women in mixed martial arts by overcoming Holly Holm and Yana Kunitskaya in her two defences to date.
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