“Much Like When Mayweather Fought McGregor” – Combat World Reacts as Katie Taylor’s MMA-Boxing Crossover Fight Against Cris Cyborg Comes to Light

It is very rare to see an MMA fighter transition over to boxing. The most well-known fighter who did this was Conor McGregor when he fought against Floyd Mayweather. It appears Cris Cyborg is now following McGregor’s footsteps after sources revealed she is looking to fight boxer Katie Taylor.

According to Michael Benson, a famous boxing editor, Cyborg and Taylor are reportedly in talks about a boxing match in December. Benson released this information on his Twitter handle and also provided his source.

He wrote, “Katie Taylor vs. Cris Cyborg is reportedly in talks to potentially take place as a boxing match in December. Cyborg is an MMA legend and former UFC champion, but has not had a professional boxing match before. [According to @SIChrisMannix].”

This is big news as a crossover between boxing and martial arts always gets the fans excited. Look at Conor McGregor, for example. His fight against Mayweather broke multiple pay-per-view (PPV) records with millions of fans watching.

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If the rumors are true, this will be Cyborg’s first-ever professional boxing match. She will face a tall task as she takes on the two-weight class world champion, Katie Taylor.

Fan reactions to this matchup

The combat sports fans were quick to react to this news on Twitter. Most of them were hyped but also felt that they would’ve preferred the fight between Katie Taylor and Holly Holmes.

Cris Cyborg’s UFC career

Cyborg had a very successful career in the UFC. She only lost once in her entire 4-year long career with the UFC.

Cyborg had a meteoric rise in the UFC when she joined. She knocked out her first two opponents. She then faced off against Tonya Evinger for the women’s featherweight title in 2017. The Brazilian-American also won the bout via knockout in the third round.

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She then successfully defended her belt twice before losing it to Amanda Nunes in 2018. Nunes knocked out Cyborg in the very first round of the fight. After this embarrassing loss, Cyborg fought only more time before leaving the UFC.

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