BELLATOR MMA 259AIRS LIVE ON FRIDAY, MAY 21 FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
لوس انجليس– BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announcedBELLATOR MMA 259 يوم الجمعة, مايو 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’sليزلي سميث (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIMEفي 9 عصرا. ET / 6 مساءا. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, كونيتيكت.
بالإضافة إلى الحدث الرئيسي, two matchups are confirmed, كما لا. 7 وزن خفيفAdam “The Bomb” Piccolotti (12-4) يأخذ على لا. 10 جورجي "مجنون" كاراخانيان (30-11-1, 1 NC), while the undefeated No. 7Christian “Pain” Edwards (4-0) تجتمعBen “Big Tuna” Parrish(4-1) in a light heavyweight contest. سيتم الإعلان عن نوبات إضافية في وقت لاحق.
“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.
"بالتاكيد, 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,” added Smith.
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 againstأرلين 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, بما فيه 19 يفوز بالنهاية, the Brazilian-born fighter who now calls Southern California home, holds victories over tough competition, بما فيهجوليا بود, هولي هولم, 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. ومنذ ذلك نوبة, 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.
بطاقة أولية لBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. بيطار2 ستبث LIVE in all U.S. markets on the BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channels, as well as Pluto TV.
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تحديثBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2بطاقة المعركة:
وزن الريشة عالم عنوان بوت: C-Cris “Cyborg”(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-ليزلي سميث (12-8-1)
خفيفة الوزن بوت: #7-آدم Piccolot(12-4) مقابل. #10-جورجي Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC)
ضوء الوزن الثقيل بوت: #7-للشمس. (4-0) ضد.Ben Parrish(4-1)
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