In one of the biggest decisions after the news of PFL’s acquisition of Bellator, the promotion wants Cris Cyborg to face Larissa Pacheco next.
The matchup would be a Bellator champion vs. PFL champion matchup, which is the theme of an upcoming event the promotion intends to create in early 2024. However, this would leave former two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison out of the mix for one of the biggest potential fights in women’s MMA.
Harrison and Cyborg have gone back and forth over recent years about making the fight happen. Those talks grew louder when Harrison was a free agent, but resigned with PFL. Now that they are both under the same promotional umbrella, the fight would appear easier to make, but the PFL seems to want Pacheco to get a piece of Cyborg next instead.
Is that the right move? Should the PFL go straight into Harrison vs. Cyborg, skirting around the theme the current PFL champion vs. Bellator champion?
Our “Spinning Back Clique” of panelists Mike Bohn, Danny Segura and Brian Garcia discuss how this triangle should unfold along with host George Garcia.
Watch the video above to see the discussion, or check out the entire episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below on YouTube or in podcast form.
