The official weigh-in ceremony for tomorrow’s Bellator 259 tournament has concluded at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, the main event of which will be the women’s featherweight rematch between division champion Cris Cyborg (23-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and the challenger Leslie Smith (12-8-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA).
Previously, the girls fought in 2016 under the auspices of the UFC promotion, and then the Brazilian woman, who managed to stop her opponent in the first round, celebrated the victory by technical knockout.
We present to your attention the Bellator 259 weighing results:
Bellator 259 MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
Champ Cris Cyborg (144.6) vs. Leslie Smith (143.6) – for women’s featherweight title
Darrion Caldwell (135.6) vs. Leandro Higo (137.5) *
Christian Edwards (202.7) vs. Ben Parrish (205.3)
Maycon Mendonca (170.9) vs. Jaleel Willis (170.3)
Fabian Edwards (185.5) vs. Austin Vanderford (185.3)
Bellator 259 PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 5:30 p.m. ET)
Nate Andrews (155.7) vs. Saad Awad (155.1)
Tyree Fortune (205.3) vs. Grant Neal (204.4)
Sumiko Inaba (125.5) vs. Kristina Katsikis (125.8)
Sean Felton (154.3) vs. Aviv Gozali (155.7)
Hannah Guy (125.2) vs. Valerie Loureda (125.8)
Davion Franklin (264.8) vs. Tyler King (246.3)
Janay Harding (145.1) vs. Leah McCourt (149.4) +
Brett Johns (135.4) vs. Danny Sabatello (135.6)
Alfie Davis (155.1) vs. Alexander Shabliy (154.8)
*misses the bantamweight limit by 1.5 pounds
*misses the featherweight limit by 3.4 pounds