DUBAI: When Sara Collins began her mixed martial arts career in 2019, the prospect of getting to step into the cage against Cris Cyborg was a seemingly impossible dream, so much so that it became a punchline.
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“We used to joke about it in the gym all the time,” Collins said. “We’re like ‘Come on, we’re training to one day fight and beat Cris Cyborg’ and I’d be like ‘Yeah, yeah, ha ha ha, it’s never going to happen.’”
Fast-forward six years later, Collins is a few days out from actually living out what was once an inside joke in the gym. The former judoka-turned-undefeated mixed-martial artist will be facing the women’s MMA icon for the PFL Women’s Featherweight Championship at PFL Lyon this coming Saturday, Dec. 13 at the LDLC Arena in Lyon, France.
“Definitely, I think anyone who fights Cyborg, it’s the biggest fight of their career,” said the 6-0 Collins, who understands the magnitude of the upcoming challenge. Perhaps what makes this opportunity even sweeter is that she herself campaigned for this matchup about a year ago.
