Larissa Pacheco's next fight

Last Modified Oct 17, 2024 12:58 GMT
Renan Ferreira, Maurice Greene, Larissa Pacheco and Olena Kolesnyk Visit the Empire State Building for Professional Fighting League Face-Off
Larissa Pacheco at the Empire State Building for Professional Fighting League Face-Off

Hailing from Belem in Brazil, Larissa Pacheco is one of the most dominant female athletes competing in the Professional Fighters League. Over the years she has competed in the bantamweight, featherweight, and lightweight divisions of different promotions. She was a former Jungle Fight women's bantamweight champion, 2022 PFL women's lightweight champion, WOCS, and 2023 PFL women's featherweight champion. Over the years, Pacheco has stepped up against some of the most prominent female athletes like Kayla Harrison, Olena Kolesnyk, Julia Budd, Karol Rosa, etc.

Larissa Pacheco made her PFL debut in 2019, against Kayla Harrison at PFL 1. The promotional debut did not favor Pacheco as she lost to Kayla Harrison via a unanimous decision. However, she bounced back from her loss and defeated Kayla Harrison later in 2022 to become the women's lightweight champion of the year.

Larissa Pacheco's next fight

Larissa Pacheco is set to face Cris Cyborg in her next fight at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants on October 19, 2024, at the Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the inaugural PFL women's featherweight superfight championship.

Cris Cyborg(L) vs. Larissa Pacheco(R)

The veteran mixed martial artist Cris Cyborg will be making her PFL debut against Larissa Pacheco on October 19, 2024. Cyborg is coming off a first-round TKO win in her last MMA fight against Cat Zingano on October 7, 2023, at Bellator 300. Cyborg had successfully defended the Bellator women's featherweight championship five times before leaving the promotion.

StatsLarissa PachecoCris Cyborg
MMA record23-4-027-2-0 (1NC)
Height5 feet 6 inches5 feet 8 inches
Reach69 in68 in
Fighting out ofBelem, Para, BrazilSan Diego, California, U.S.
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
MMA debut20122005
Win streak107

Larissa Pacheco's last fight

Larissa Pacheco had her last fight at PFL 10 on November 24, 2023, against Marina Mokhnatkina in Washington, D.C., United States. Pacheco won the bout via a unanimous decision by the judges' scorecard and became the 2023 PFL women's featherweight champion after the five-rounder.

*Last updated on October 15, 2024.

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