BELLATOR MMA 259AIRS LIVE ON FRIDAY, ខែឧសភា 21 FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
ទីក្រុង Los Angeles– BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announcedBELLATOR MMA 259 នៅថ្ងៃសុក្រ, ឧសភា 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighterCris “Cyborg” (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’sLeslie បានស្ម៊ីធ (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIMEនៅ 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. ក្រុមហ៊ុន PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, ហ៊ុគ.
In addition to the main event, two matchups are confirmed, ដូចទេ. 7 ទំងន់ស្រាលAdam “The Bomb” Piccolotti (12-4) takes on No. 10 Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC), while the undefeated No. 7Christian “Pain” Edwards (4-0) ជួបBen “Big Tuna” Parrish(4-1) in a light heavyweight contest. Additional bouts will be announced at a later date.
“I believe in five years she’s going to be a better fighter. More training, more working and fighting. More experience. The first fight was very fast, so I think this one is going to be a longer fight. She’s a warrior. She likes to fight and it’s going to be nice to fight somebody like this," said Cyborg, who appeared on tonight’sBELLATOR 255broadcast to confirm the event.
"ពិតប្រាកដណាស់, I want this fight. Everyone’s goal is to get a title in the premiere organization, which this is. This is the best organization for my weight class, and the best possible place I can be. I can guarantee it will be an entertaining fight,លោក Smith បានបន្ថែម.
Just the second BELLATOR woman’s featherweight champion in the company’s history, Cris “Cyborg” is coming off the first defense of her BELLATOR title, a victory againstArlene Blencowe, that also marked the first submission win of her illustrious career. An MMA legend at 35-years-old, “Cyborg” will be looking to further her legacy as the greatest woman’s mixed martial artist of all-time when she faces Leslie Smith for the second time on May 21. After winning BELLATOR gold in the 12th title fight of her career, the native of Curitiba, Brazil made history by becoming a world champion in her fourth major promotion, previously holding belts in both the UFC and Strikeforce. With a pro record of 23-2, 1 NC, រួមទាំង 19 wins by finish, the Brazilian-born fighter who now calls Southern California home, holds victories over tough competition, រួមទាំងលោកស្រី Julia Budd, នាង Holly Holmes, Marloes Coenen and Gina Carano.
Known for an exciting in-your-face striking style, Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith will enter the BELLATOR cage on May 21 for the fifth time in her nearly 11-year MMA career. She gets a second shot at defeating “Cyborg,” following their first meeting at UFC 198 in Brazil on May 14, 2016. ចាប់តាំងពីការប្រកួតនេះ, Smith has won four out of five fights with victories over Irene Aldana andSinead Kavanagh among them. A teammate of fellow BELLATOR athleteKeri Taylor Melendez, Smith trains out of El Nino Training Center in San Francisco.
កាតបឋមសម្រាប់BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. ស្ម៊ីធ2 នឹងចាក់ផ្សាយ LIVE in all U.S. markets on the BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channels, as well as Pluto TV.
As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 និងលើសពី, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.
ធ្វើឱ្យទាន់សម័យBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2កាតប្រយុទ្ធ:
Featherweight World Title Bout: គ-Cris “Cyborg”(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-Leslie បានស្ម៊ីធ (12-8-1)
ទំងន់ស្រាល Bout: #7-លោក Adam Piccolot(12-4) ទល់នឹង. #10-Georgi Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC)
ពន្លឺធន់ធ្ងន់ Bout: #7-គ្រិស្ដសាសនិក Edwards បាន (4-0) ទល់នឹងបិនប៉ារីស(4-1)
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