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Simon Samano and Matt Erickson

Scott Coker: Bellator ‘in a very good position’ with Cris Cyborg even as featherweight division status in question

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Cris Cyborg remains the Bellator women’s featherweight champion. But for how much longer? That is the question.

Cyborg, who’s ruled the promotion’s 145-pound division since her arrival in January 2020, fought out her contract last April after winning a unanimous decision in a rematch with Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 279. Cyborg isn’t quite a free agent, according to Bellator president Scott Coker, who repeatedly has called her the greatest women’s fighter of all time.

He’s confident that she’ll remain with Bellator.

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