The four-round lightweight (154-pound) bout was announced by promotion BLK Prime on Tuesday. “Cyborg” vs. Holloway will take place on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs. David Avanesyan in Omaha, Neb.
Justino was victorious in her first boxing match on Sept. 26, when she captured a unanimous decision against Simone Silva at Fight Music 2 in Curitiba, Brazil. The contest has not been recognized as a professional fight due to the fact that Silva was still serving a 60-day medical suspension from a knockout loss suffered a little more than one month prior.
Bellator’s reigning female featherweight champion, “Cyborg” has not competed in the cage since April, when she took a five-round verdict over Arlene Blencowe in the Bellator 279 headliner. The 37-year-old Brazilian has won six straight bouts in MMA competition.
Holloway is 0-2 in professional boxing, with both of her defeats coming in 2016. The 32-year-old Virginian is 6-6 in MMA competition, with her last appearance coming in a unanimous decision loss to Cat Zingano at Bellator 245 in September 2020.