Report: Cris Cyborg vs. Kelsey Wickstrum Boxing Fight Scheduled for January 19

Cris Cyborg's third professional boxing match is set.

The MMA legend will take on Kelsey Wickstrum on Jan. 19 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, according to Marc Raimondi of ESPN. Cyborg is 2-0 in her professional boxing career, posting wins over Simone da Silva and Gabrielle Holloway last year.

Wickstrum is likewise 2-0 during her boxing career. The fight is scheduled for six rounds at a 154-pound limit.

Cyborg's MMA future remains up in the air as Bellator is being shopped by its parent company, Viacom. The Pro Fighting League is currently considered the favorite to acquire Bellator, which lost its television deal with Showtime when the broadcaster announced it was exiting combat sports at the end of 2023.

HBO and Showtime have each left behind combat sports in recent years, creating a cloud of uncertainty given the two premium cable channels have been mainstays for decades.

UFC currently has a deal with ESPN as its pay-per-view provider. PFL also signed an expanded rights deal with ESPN in 2022.

However, if PFL acquires Bellator, it's unclear whether both MMA promotions could exist and be broadcast by the same network. There is typically a non-compete in these types of deals, and UFC far outranks Bellator/PFL in terms of national cache.

Cyborg is currently Bellator's women's featherweight champion. She previously fought in UFC from 2016 to 2019 before heading to Bellator.