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Cris Cyborg to box Kelsey Wickstrum in next fight, sources say - ESPN

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Cris Cyborg's next professional fight will be in boxing, and her opponent will be Kelsey Wickstrum, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

Cyborg, the Bellator women's featherweight champion and one of the greatest women's fighters in MMA history, will face Wickstrum in a boxing event Jan.

19 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, according to sources. The future of Bellator is uncertain. Showtime, its broadcast partner, has announced that it will be leaving the combat sports business at the end of 2023.

Viacom, Bellator's parent company, has the MMA promotion up for sale, and PFL is the front-runner to acquire it, sources said.

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