For the first time in her 13-year MMA career, Cris Cyborg found an opponent who could push her into a fifth round. But for Holly Holm, that wasn’t enough.
In a back-and-forth fight, Cyborg defeated Holm to successfully defend her UFC featherweight title via competitive unanimous decision Saturday night in the main event of UFC 219. The performance topped off a year-end card that also saw Khabib Nurmagomedov score a scarily dominant win over Edson Barboza and reestablish his place among the world’s best at 155 pounds. Check out reaction to UFC 219 below.