Cris Cyborg's Final Fight Nearly Cancelled at PFL Tampa
Cris Cyborg fought her final MMA fight against Ketlen Vieira at PFL Tampa.
Before the fight could start, there was a serious problem.
Vieira did not make the correct fighting weight for the bout.
This is known as a weight miss, and it can cause problems for a fight.
Because of the weight miss, the fight was almost cancelled.
In the end, however, organisers allowed the fight to continue.
The fight was part of the main card, which includes the most important matches of the night.
PFL Tampa is an event run by the Professional Fighters League, known as PFL.
PFL is one of the biggest MMA promotions in the world.
Fans around the world were able to watch through a live stream.
Cyborg is one of the most famous women in MMA history.
This event marked the end of her long fighting career.
During the fight, judges used round scoring to decide who was winning each round.
Sherdog, a well-known MMA website, provided play-by-play coverage of the event.
This coverage let fans follow the action live, even without watching the stream.
Vieira's weight miss made headlines before the fight even began.
Despite the drama, PFL Tampa went ahead as planned.
The event gave Cyborg a chance to finish her career inside the cage.
Vocabulary10 words
- MMA
- a sport combining many types of fighting
- weight miss
- when a fighter is heavier than allowed
- cancelled
- stopped from happening
- main card
- the most important fights shown at an event
- Professional Fighters League
- a company that organises MMA events
- promotions
- companies that create and run fighting events
- live stream
- video shown on the internet in real time
- career
- the years someone spends doing a job or sport
- round scoring
- points given by judges for each part of a fight
- play-by-play
- a detailed report describing events as they happen
Quiz
Answer key
1. Vieira missing weight 2. PFL 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Cris Cyborg fought her final MMA fight against Ketlen Vieira at PFL _____.
Before the fight could start, there was a serious _____.
Vieira did not make the correct fighting _____ for the bout.
This is known as a weight _____, and it can cause problems for a fight.
Because of the weight miss, the fight was almost _____.
The fight was part of the _____ card, which includes the most important matches of the night.
PFL Tampa is an event run by the Professional Fighters _____.
Fans around the world were able to watch through a live _____.
This event marked the end of her long fighting _____.
Judges used round _____ to decide who was winning each round.