Bellator 259 weigh-in results (9 a.m. ET)
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 259 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).
The weigh-ins take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The same venue hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (23-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and challenger Leslie Smith (12-8-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), who meet in the main event.
The full Bellator 259 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Cris Cyborg () vs. Leslie Smith () – for women’s featherweight title
- Darrion Caldwell () vs. Leandro Higo ()
- Christian Edwards () vs. Ben Parrish ()
- Maycon Mendonca () vs. Jaleel Willis ()
- Fabian Edwards () vs. Austin Vanderford ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 5:30 p.m. ET)
- Nate Andrews () vs. Saad Awad ()
- Tyree Fortune () vs. Grant Neal ()
- Sumiko Inaba () vs. Kristina Katsikis ()
- Sean Felton () vs. Aviv Gozali ()
- Hannah Guy () vs. Valerie Loureda ()
- Davion Franklin () vs. Tyler King ()
- Janay Harding () vs. Leah McCourt ()
- Brett Johns () vs. Danny Sabatello ()
- Alfie Davis () vs. Alexander Shabliy ()