MMA history was made Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
On that night, Cris Cyborg became the first fighter in the sport’s history to win championships in four major promotions. Her fourth-round TKO of Julia Budd in the main event of Bellator 238 saw her capture the Bellator featherweight title to add to a career ledger that already included 145-pound belts in Strikeforce, Invicta FC and the UFC.
While defending champion Budd (13-3 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) certainly proved to be tough, Cyborg (22-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) was simply too much for the woman who held the title for nearly three years. The Brazilian slowly wore Budd down, then finished the Canadian with a trademark flurry of fists early in the fourth round.
The featherweight title fight formed the main event of Bellator 238 at The Forum. The main card streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
If you happened to miss the fight, or simply wanted to relive one of MMA’s first magic moments of 2020, check out the video above.
