Bellator 259 weigh-in results

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 259 fighter weigh-ins.

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 (205.3) 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 (125.8)
• Davion Franklin () vs. Tyler King ()
• Janay Harding () vs. Leah McCourt ()
• Brett Johns () vs. Danny Sabatello ()
• Alfie Davis () vs. Alexander Shabliy ()