One fight into a deal Bellator president Scott Coker called maybe "the most lucrative contract in MMA history," Cris Cyborg is the promotion's women's featherweight champion. Cyborg captured the ...

Cris Cyborg put on a stellar performance to defeat Julia Budd at Bellator 238, but she didn’t stand atop of the disclosed fighter payroll… the former Bellator champion did. Cyborg was masterful in her ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It wasn’t your typical performance from Cris “Cyborg” Justino. She didn’t roar out of her corner at the start of her fight for the women’s featherweight title with Julia Budd at ...

Following her unceremonious exit from UFC last year, Cris Cyborg is ready to begin the next chapter in her storied career. Saturday night at Bellator 238, the woman once considered the best female ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Cris “Cyborg” Justino won the Bellator featherweight championship Saturday night, becoming the first fighter to claim title belts in four major MMA organizations with a ...

One of the greatest female fighters to ever step foot in a cage is ready to call it a career.

Bryan Tucker is the managing editor-in-chief of MMA Fighting and the executive director of combat sports at SB Nation. He has led MMA Fighting since 2009. Bellator 238: Budd vs. Cyborg took place Jan.

LOS ANGELES — First out was the challenger, just 25 days after she had inked what Bellator MMA was touting as the biggest contract ever given to a female fighter. Then came the champion, the only ...