UFC 219 free full fight video: Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith

Before Cris Cyborg defends her UFC women’s featherweight title against Holly Holm, watch Cyborg’s UFC debut against Leslie Smith.

On May 14th, 2016 at UFC 198, Cris Cyborg finally made her UFC debut. With no women’s featherweight division created, her first two fights in the Octagon were contested at a 140-pound catchweight.

Leslie Smith was tasked with welcoming Cyborg into the UFC, and as tough as Smith is, expectations were not particularly high for this fight to be competitive. In just 81 seconds, the Brazilian striker dropped Smith and swarmed with punches on the ground to end proceedings. You can watch the full video at the top of the page.

Here’s Dallas Winston’s play-by-play of the fight:

R1: Cyborg unbolts a pair of fearsome combinations right out of the gate. She lets a high kick fly and Smith blocks it, but Cyborg leads with a right to the body, then comes high with a hook that sits Smith down. Cyborg swarms with punches until the ref jumps in. And that's that.

Cris Cyborg defeats Leslie Smith by TKO (punches) R1 1:21

And here’s the Bloody Elbow community’s reaction to the finish:

Cyborg defends her women’s featherweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 219, which takes place on Saturday, December 30th in Las Vegas, Nevada.