PFL Tampa had a very different feel to it after Friday morning, when Ketlen Vieira badly blew weight for her title fight with reigning women’s featherweight champ Cris Cyborg.
Cyborg had billed this as a potential farewell, though she hadn’t full committed and even appeared to walk retirement talk back a bit ahead of the card. Still, there was a very real possibility that the fight would be her last in the PFL, and the card was built around her.
Then, Vieira was heavy by just over seven pounds. The title was no longer eligible to be won by the challenger, though Cyborg later confirmed that she could lose it, so it would count as a title defense.
Still, yet another bit of bad luck for the PFL, soon to be rebranded and become part of Jake Paul’s MVP.
PFL Tampa takes place at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Full results from the card can be found below.
PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira
Main Card
Featherweight: Cris Cyborg (c) vs. Ketlen Vieira – originally for the PFL women’s featherweight championship, Vieira ineligible to win title
Lightweight: Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Tracy Reeder
Women’s flyweight: Taila Santos vs. Sabrinna de Sousa
Light heavyweight: Luke Trainer vs. Roland Dunlap
Preliminary Card
141lb Catchweight: Marcirley Alves vs. Nkosi Ndebele
Bantamweight: Magomed Magomedov vs. Daniel Marcos
Bantamweight: Movsar Ibragimov vs. Javid Basharat
Lightweight: Dakota Bush vs. Morquez Forest
Lightweight: Natan Schulte vs. Artur Zaynukov
Lightweight: Gino Van Steenis vs. Robert Watley
Welterweight: Eoin Sheridan vs. James Vake
