Cris Cyborg's Final Fight Nearly Cancelled at PFL Tampa
Cris Cyborg had her final MMA fight at an event called PFL Tampa.
She fought against Ketlen Vieira.
Before the fight, there was a big problem.
Vieira did not make the correct weight.
This is called a weight miss.
Because of this, the fight almost did not happen.
But the fight was not cancelled.
PFL Tampa was the main card of the night.
Many fans watched the fight on a live stream.
PFL is a big MMA promotion.
Cyborg is a very famous fighter.
This was her last fight in her career.
The event had round scoring for the fight.
People followed the fight with play-by-play updates.
Fans were happy the fight still happened.
Vocabulary9 words
- MMA
- a sport where people fight using many skills
- weight
- how heavy a person is
- weight miss
- when a fighter is too heavy for their fight
- main card
- the most important fights of the night
- live stream
- watching something on the internet as it happens
- promotion
- a company that makes fighting events
- career
- all the years someone does a job or sport
- round scoring
- giving points for each part of a fight
- play-by-play
- words that tell what is happening right now
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ketlen Vieira 2. Vieira missed weight 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Cris Cyborg had her final MMA fight at an event called PFL _____.
She fought against Ketlen _____.
Before the fight, there was a big _____.
Vieira did not make the correct _____.
This is called a weight _____.
Because of this, the fight almost did not _____.
But the fight was not _____.
PFL Tampa was the main _____ of the night.
Many fans watched the fight on a live _____.
PFL is a big MMA _____.