Cris Cyborg lost the UFC featherweight strap to Amanda Nunes in a champion-versus-champion match at UFC 232 in December 2018. Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

Cris Cyborg to defend Bellator title vs. Arlene Blencowe on Oct. 15

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 9/11/20

Cris Cyborg (22-2-0) is back.

Bellator MMA president Scott Coker confirmed while speaking on CBS Sports HQ on Friday that Cyborg will defend the promotion's featherweight title versus Australian Arlene Blencowe (13-7) in the main event of the Bellator 249 show held on Thursday, Oct. 15 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

As Brian Campbell of CBS Sports wrote, the announcement came as part of Bellator's move from Paramount Network to CBS Sports Network:

Here the first 4 @BellatorMMA events to be broadcast on @CBSSportsNet. The best news is NO MORE TAPE DELAY #Bellator #CBSSportsNetwork #MMA #MMATwitter pic.twitter.com/61yFlmAzQU
— Jason Hagholm (@JHagholm1) September 11, 2020

Cyborg, 35, lost the UFC featherweight strap to Amanda Nunes in a champion-versus-champion match at UFC 232 in December 2018. The Brazilian then defeated Felicia Spencer via unanimous decision the subsequent July before making the jump to Bellator, where she beat Julia Budd for that organization's featherweight championship last January.