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COMPLETE PFL BATTLE OF THE GIANTS FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Francis Ngannou is back and is the winner of the Battle of the Giants.

The Mayadeen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted the return of “The Predator,” who viciously stopped his opponent Renan Ferreira by knockout in a little over three minutes to win the newly minted PFL Super Fights Heavyweight Championship Belt and reclaim his position atop the mountain in mixed martial arts. Nrog lub yeej, Ngannou immediately puts the combat sports world on notice that he remains a force to be reckoned with anytime he laces up the four-ounce PFL MMA gloves.

The co-main event of the evening saw the greatest women’s MMA fighter of all-time, Cris “Cyborg," add to her already impressive resume with a unanimous decision victory over PFL two-division Champion Larissa Pacheco. By winning the PFL Super Fights Women’s Featherweight World Championship, “Cyborg” has now added her fifth different promotional belt to her trophy case. The loss snaps a ten-fight winning streak for Pacheco, while “Cyborg” has pushed her winning streak to eight bouts.

The Bellator Middleweight Championship was on the line in a rematch between undefeated champion Johnny Eblen thiab ces tus Fabian Edwards. It was the world-class grappling of American Top Team’s Eblen that was the difference. The Kansas City-native scored numerous takedowns over the course of 25 feeb, earning a unanimous 48-47 decision despite a fifth round onslaught from Edwards.

Zafar Mohsen entered PFL’s SmartCage for the first time on Saturday as a major underdog for his Featherweight contest against Dagestan’s Husein Kadimagomaev, but it was the German athlete who emerged the favorite, sweeping the scorecards in a one-sided 30-27 unanimous decision victory. Mohsen has now pushed his current winning streak to four bouts.

Opening the PPV card of PFL Battle of the Giants, a highly anticipated Lightweight fight between former Bellator Featherweight Champion AJ McKee and surging Irish prospect Paul Hughes ended up being exactly what fight fans were expecting – a high-level, back-and-forth fight between two athletes with title aspirations. Both fighters had their moments, tab sis nyob rau hauv lub kawg, two judges’ saw Belfast’s Hughes as the winner, moving him to 2-0 in PFL and putting “Big News” one step closer to a world title shot.

Kws tshaj lij kev sib tw (PFL) in partnership with the Ministry of Sport and the Saudi Mixed Martial Arts Federation (SMMAF), announced earlier today that the Championships for the 2024 PFL Global Season will take place on Friday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 29 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will air live in the U.S. on ESPN+ and additionally can be seen live on DAZN throughout Canada and Europe, with additional premium sports platforms hosting the events worldwide.
PFL Battle of the Giants Main Card Results:

Francis Ngannou (18-3) yeej Renan Ferreira (13-4, 3 NC) ntawm KO (punches) ntawm 3:32 ntawm puag ncig ib

Cis Cyberg (28-2, 1 NC) yeej Larissa Pacheco (23-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

Johnny Eblen (16-0) yeej Fabian Edwards (13-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

Zafar Mohsen (14-4) yeej Husein Kadimagomaev (11-2) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Paul Hughes (13-1) yeej AJ McKee (22-2) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Early Card Results:

Raufeon Stots (21-2) yeej Marcos Breno (13-4) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 3:01 at round three

Makkasharip Zaynukov (16-4) yeej Dedrek Sanders (9-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-26, 30-26. 30-26)

Ibragim Ibragimov (8-0) yeej Nacho Campos (5-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Taha Bendaoud (4-0) yeej Tariq Ismail (8-2) ntawm cuav (daim duab peb sab caj pas) ntawm 3:51 ntawm round ob

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BELLATOR MMA RETURNS TO OAHU FOR AN EXPLOSIVE TWO-NIGHT DOUBLEHEADER APRIL 22-23

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Kev piav qhia cia li tsim tawm — HNUB SATURDAY, PLAUB HLI 23 - *Bellator 279*
**BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX QUARTERFINALS**
**Champion Sergio Pettis vs. Raufeon Stots**
**Patchy Mix vs. Kyoji Horiguchi**

**NTXIV, BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP**
**Champion Cris Cyborg vs. Arlene Blencowe 2**
**And Hawaii’s Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Justine Kish**

***DETAILS FOR FRIDAY, PLAUB HLI 22 TO BE ANNOUNCED***

**Los Angeles -** BELLATOR MMA has announced its return to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, where Honolulu’s Neal S. Blaisdell Arena will play home to an extremely stacked duo of events on back-to-back nights Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 22 and Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 23.

Friday night’s *Bellator 278* will be a special event free for current military, cov qub tub rog, and first responders. Matchups and additional details for the event will be announced shortly.

Saturday night’s *Bellator 279* will feature the launch of the highly anticipated one-million-dollar BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix. The headliner will see current bantamweight world champion **Sergio Pettis** (22-5) take on No. 3-ranked **Raufeon Stots** (17-1), while the co-main event features a rematch between the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time, **Cis Cyberg** (25-2, 1 NC) and Australia’s No. 1-ranked **Arlene Blencowe** (15-8), who will look to claim gold in her third attempt at a world title.

Saturday lub *Bellator 279: Pettis vs. Stots / Cyberg VS. Blencowe 2* will air live on SHOWTIME at **4:30 p.m.** **HST** hauv zos lub sij hawm, **10:30 p.m. THIAB / 7:30 p.m. PT**. The preliminary fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, Showtime kev ua kis las YouTube thiab pluto TV pib ntawm **2 p.m. HST** hauv zos lub sij hawm, **8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT**.

Tickets for Saturday night’s *Bellator 279: Pettis vs. Stots / Cyberg VS. Blencowe 2* go on sale this Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 11 and can be purchased through Bellator.com, raws li zoo raws li Ticketmaster.com or the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Box Office. A special presale will take place on Thursday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 10.

Also scheduled for a return to action, Honolulu’s own former Women’s Flyweight World Champion **Ilima-Lei MacFarlane** (11-1) will return home to compete against **Justine Kish** (7-5) as the No. 1 ranked women’s flyweight looks to start her journey back to a world title in the same arena two of the most memorable BELLATOR main events in recent memory took place. Opening the four-fight main card is another BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal matchup between No. 2-ranked bantamweight **PUASDRY MIX** (15-1) and former BELLATOR and Rizin Bantamweight World Champion **Kyoji Horiguchi** (29-4).

Current BELLATOR Bantamweight World Champion Sergio “The Phenom” Pettis sits at No. 7 on the promotion’s pound-for-pound list. He successfully defended his belt for the first time against former BELLATOR 135-pound titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi with a “knockout of the year” style finish at *Bellator 272* nyob rau hauv Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj. The hard-hitting Midwesterner out of Milwaukee originally captured the crown by outpointing former champion Juan Archuleta. The younger brother of former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will be in for one of the toughest fights of his career when he takes on Raufeon Stots. Stots, who used to train alongside Pettis for several years, has been flawless since making his promotion debut in December 2019. He most recently scored a dominant unanimous decision victory over Magomed Magomedov at *Bellator 264*.

Featherweight world champion and top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter Cris “Cyborg” has made three straight title defenses including a second-round submission of Arlene Blencowe in 2020, which surprisingly is the lone submission victory of her storied career. The Brazilian native who currently fights out of Las Vegas, Nev. is a “Grand Slam Champion” having won belts in four different organizations. She sports 20 wins by finish with victories over elite competition including Holly Holm, Leslie Smith (ob zaug), Gina Carano and aims to further her legacy as the greatest women’s mixed martial artist of all time in the rematch versus Blencowe. Australia’s Blencowe is BELLATOR’s No. 6 pound-for-pound female fighter and the No. 1 ranked featherweight. She has won five of her last six fights and earned her shot at the world title rematch with a unanimous decision over Pam Sorenson at BELLATOR 271 nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis.

Currently BELLATOR’s No. 2 ranked bantamweight, Patchy Mix recently defeated James Gallagher via submission in his last outing at BELLATOR 270 nyob rau hauv Dublin. Mix has made a name for himself in the BELLATOR cage by displaying impressive submissions and his lone professional loss came to former champion Juan Archuleta. He now faces Horiguchi, another former world champion who hails from Takasaki, Nyiv. The American Top Team prodigy Horiguchi became a simultaneous, two-promotion champion in 2019 after he upset then-BELLATOR champion Darrion Caldwell while also holding the RIZIN Championship. After he was forced to relinquish his BELLATOR title due to an injury, Horiguchi nearly got his hands back on BELLATOR’s title but was stopped by current champion Sergio Pettis in December. Tsis muaj. 5 ranked bantamweight now aims to get back in the winning column and recapture his belt, along with the million-dollar prize that awaits the winner of the BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix.

*BELLATOR MMA 279: Pettis vs. Stots / Cyberg VS. Blencowe 2* Main Card:
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 23 - nyob **SHOWTIME**
10:30 p.m. THIAB / 7:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. HST (local)

*Bantamweight World Title Bout:* C-**Sergio Pettis** (22-5) vs. #3-**Raufeon Stots** (17-1)
*FeatherweightWorld Title Bout:* C-**Cris "cyborg"** (25-2, 1 NC) vs. #1-**Arlene Blencowe** (15-8)
*Flyweight Bout*: #1-**Ilima-Lei MacFarlane** (11-1) vs. **Justine Kish** (7-5)
*Bantamweight World Grand Prix Bout:* #2-**PUASDRY MIX** (15-1) vs. #5-**Kyoji Horiguchi** (29-4)

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Tsib Tshiab Kev Ua Ntej Ua Ntej Ntxiv Ntxiv rau Bellator MMA 271 on Friday, Nov. 12, Nyob rau SHOWTIME

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Tsib tshiab preliminary matchups ntxiv rauBELLATOR MMA 271: Cyberg VS. KavanaghRAU Friday, Nov. 12, NYOB RAU SHOWTIME®

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Los Angeles -Ntxiv rau ntawm Featherweight ntiaj teb npe tseem ceeb tshwm sim pitting tam sim no 145-phaus tus yeejCris "cyborg" (24-2, 1 NC) Tawm tsam Tsis muaj 5-qeb duasSinead kavanua(7-4), Bellator MMA tau ntxiv ntau lub hnub qub-studded matchups rau lub preliminary feem ntawmBELLATOR MMA 271: Cyberg VS. Kavanaghon Friday, Nov. 12, Ntawm Hard Rock nyob ntawm Seminole Pob Zeb Tsev So & Twv txiaj yuam pov hauv Hollywood, Fla.

Showtime yuav TV pom zoo heev tsib daim npav nyob ntawm 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. Pt.Tsis tas li ntawd, Qhov yuav tsum tau-saib kev sib ntaus ua ntej yuav muaj nyob rau peb teev ua ntej7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT Nyob rau Bellator MMA YouTube, Showtime kev ua kis las YouTube thiab pluto TV.

Daim pib rau Bellator MMA 271: Cyberg VS. Kavanagh tam sim no muaj nyob rau ntawm cov zuam pib thiab bellator.com. Ntxiv bouts yuav qhia tawm uas tsocai.

Nyob rau hauv poj niam cov noog ya, Miami's"Xib Hwb" Valerie Loureda (3-1) cia siab tias yuav nyiag cov lus tseem rov, Raws li 23-xyoo-laus hnub qub npaj rau Knoxville'sTAYLOR Turner (5-7), Thaum Brazilian ensationBrown Ellen (5-3) kev sib tw hnyav-tesDesiree "Dirty Dez" Yananez (5-3).

Sib ntaus tawm ntawm tus tseem ceeb sab hnub poob, Fla., Lub undefeated knockout artistRoman faraldo (5-0) Rov qab los rau Bellator tawb rau ntsej muag Flowidian thiab Censacola-haivRobert Turnquest (11-7) hauv kev sib tw 170-phaus. Ntxiv rau, Roufusport khoomJordan Newman (3-0) Cia siab tias yuav khaws nws cov ntaub ntawv zoo tshaj plaws hauv kev ua yeeb yam nyob hauv ib qho kev tawm tsam Xibtes, Florida'sShane o'shows (4-2).

Kawg, Qub Penn State Wrestler thiab Pab Pawg Neeg Asmeskas Tam Sim NoCody Txoj Cai (4-0) Tso nws tus kws tshaj lij kev ua haujlwm ntawm txoj kab hauv txoj kab hauv kev sib tsoo nrog Fort Smith, Arkansas 'Colton Hamm (4-3).

Nyob rau hauv co-main kev tshwm sim., sab saum toj-10 phaus hnyav yuav mus ntiv taw-rau-ntiv taw raws li tsis muaj. 5-rankedTyrell hmoov (11-1, 1 NC) Squares li tsis muaj. 8 Linton Vassell (20-8, 1 NC).

Muab kwv yees tawm lub tsib-Bout Showtime Telecast, tus ib txwm hluav taws xob thiab tsis muaj. 5-rankedAaron Pico (8-3) yuav square tawm ntawm undefeated tsis muaj. 8 Justin Gonzales (12-0), thaum tsis muaj. 1-rankedArlene Blencowe (14-8) npaj siab rau cement nws qhov chaw ua tus tom ntej rau txhaj tshuaj ntawm 145-phaus yas tawm tsam tsis muaj. 7 Pam Sorenson(9-3). Ncaws tawm daim npav tseem ceeb, undefeated Tsis. 7-Ntaus Boca Raton, Fla., Cov neeg nyob hauv Steve Tus kos duab (9-0) yuav txuas ntxiv nws qhov kev tshawb nrhiav rau sab saum toj ntawm cov qib hnyav thaum nws siv rau ntawm cov qub tub rogRakim Cleveland (22-13-1, 1 NC).

TshiabBELLATOR MMA 271: Cyberg VS. Kavanagh card:

Friday, Nov. 12 - nyobSHOWTIME

10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. Pt 

FeatherweightWorld Title Bout: C-Cris "cyborg" (24-2, 1 NC) vs. #5-Sinead kavanua(7-4)

Hnyav Hnyav Co-Main Hem: #5-Tyrell hmoov (11-1, 1 NC) vs. #8-Linton Vassell (20-8, 1 NC)

Featherweight Bout: #5-Aaron Pico (8-3) vs. Ua Tsis. 8-Justin Gonzales (12-0)

Featherweight Bout: #1-Arlene Blencowe(14-8)vs. #7-Pam Sorenson(9-3)

Heavyweight Bout: #7-Steve Mowry(9-0)vs. Rakim Cleveland (22-13-1, 1 NC)

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7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. Pt 

Flyweight Bout: Brown Ellen (5-3) vs.Desiree Yananez (5-3)

Welterweight Bout: Roman faraldo (5-0) vs.Robert Turnquest (11-7)

Featherweight Bout: Cody Txoj Cai(4-0) vs.Colton Hamm (4-3)

Flyweight Bout: Valerie Loureda (3-1) vs.TAYLOR Turner (5-7)

Middleweight Bout: Jordan Newman (3-0) vs.Shane o'shows(4-2)

Yog xav paub ntxiv txog Bellator MMA xwm txheej, Thov mus xyuas Bellator.com. 

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Dawb. Dec. 3 // Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi// Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, Conn.

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FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyberg VS. SMITH 2

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Kev piav qhia cia li tsim tawm — **COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE - (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN)**

**POST-FIGHT VIDEO INTERVIEWS HERE**

c-**Cis Cyberg** (24-2, 1 NC) yeej #4-**Leslie Smith** (12-9-1) ntawm TKO (ntaus) ntawm 4:51 ntawm round tsib

*Cris Cyborg after retaining the title:*

**“I knew she was tough and I’ve fought her before. I know her and respect her and she’s a real fighter. I knew with her it would be a great match, because she’s capable and she’s tough.**"

“I was really working in sparring to keep going and going because I knew it was going to be this way. I noticed I enjoyed it a little more. It’s going to be 16 years as a professional fighter this month so I started to enjoy it in there."

**“I’ve been working on grappling my whole life but I just feel like I’m getting better and better every day. I got a black belt, but it’s like a white belt because I’m always learning.**"

“I’ve been doing this 16 xyoo, I’ve got four titles. But before you can be a G.O.A.T. you have to fight the ‘Cat.’ So, I’d like to fight with Cat Zingano and I will ask Scott Coker. Because before you can be a G.O.A.T. you have to fight the ‘Cat.’”

#6-**Leandro Higo** (20-5) yeej **Darrion Caldwell** (15-5) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

“I’ve been waiting for this fight for three years now. It’s exactly how I wanted it to go. I used my wrestling and I used my jiu-jitsu. I’m a complete fighter and I’m ready for any fighter on the planet because I believe I’m the best. I knew I had lost the first round, but in the second when he was throwing all those elbows and cut me open, I’m from a poor family in Brazil and that was nothing I hadn’t seen before. I felt happy being in that cage with blood all over me.

“He ended up taking me down in the second and I went for a kimura, which is something I’m very accustomed to doing, but he reversed it but then he didn’t do anything and I hit him with a lot of strikes on bottom. A lot of elbows and strikes and I stayed very on bottom and he wasn’t doing anything. That’s why I won the second and third round.”

“I think that I deserve a title shot. I just beat three of the biggest names in the game and I just beat a former world champion. And nobody has beaten the top three guys of this world-class caliber like I have done in three consecutive wins. I’m going for that world title and that’s what’s next for me. So let’s make it fast.”

#3-**Austin Vanderford** (11-0) yeej #4-**Fabian Edwards** (9-2) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

*Austin Vanderford following his unanimous decision win:*

“I like my fights bloody, whether it’s me or my opponent. I’ll get a scab. But hats off to Fabian who cut me up a little bit. But happy to get the win.”

“He was a big, strong guy. I started feeling him give me that head and arm choke. Tu siab, I didn’t capitalize on it. But I knew what I was going to do. I was going to just grind it out. He’s a good striker so I had to be careful but I felt good. Wrestling … it’s my heart. I’m ready for the next step.”

**Jaleel Willis** (15-2) yeej **Maycon Mendonca** (11-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

**Hannah Guy** (3-1) yeej #8-**Valerie Loureda** (3-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

*Hannah Guy following her first win inside the BELLATOR cage…*

“I felt like I had really good cardio, so that was awesome because I was really worried about that a little bit. I’m so thankful she took the fight and I’m so thankful BELLATOR gave me this opportunity.

“I thought I was going to finish with the triangle (zawm caj pas yog), honestly. She just slipped right out of there, so that was awesome of her. Her defense was really good. I was really impressed with that. I didn’t know what her ground game was but it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.

“Grappling is just where I want to be if you’ve seen any of my other fights. My striking has really improved a lot though so I’m hoping to change that. But grappling has always been my strong suit. I didn’t want to just depend on my grappling, but I thought I landed some shots pretty well a few times. In this fight I thought I could see when the punches were coming. And I was able to defend a little bit better and how I’ve grown. So I’m just really proud of myself right now.”

**Preliminary Card:**
**Koj Awad** (24-13, 1 NC) yeej **Nate Andrews** (16-4) ntawm KO (ntaus) ntawm 3:16 ntawm puag ncig ib
#7-**Pab Neal** (6-0) yeej #8-**Tyree Fortune** (5-1) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 4:20 ntawm puag ncig ib
**Sumiko Inaba** (2-0) yeej **Kristina Katsikis** (1-2) ntawm TKO (ntaus) ntawm 3:35 ntawm puag ncig peb
**Aviv Gozali** (6-0) yeej **Sean Felton** (5-3-1) ntawm cuav (luj nuv) ntawm 1:17 ntawm puag ncig ib
#9-**Davion Franklin** (3-0) yeej **Tyler King** (12-10) ntawm Ko thiab 2:02 ntawm puag ncig ib
#7-**Leah McCourt** (5-1) yeej 6-**Janay Harding** (6-5) ntawm cuav (daim duab peb sab caj pas) ntawm 2:42 ntawm round ob
**Danny Sabatello** (11-1) yeej **Brett johns** (17-3) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
**Alexander Shabliy** (20-3) yeej #9-**Alfie Davis** (14-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, Tej zaum yuav 21 AT 9 P.M. THIAB

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CRIS CYBORG SET TO DEFEND WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LESLIE SMITH IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH

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LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyberg VS. Smith 2noFriday, Tej zaum 21 ntawm Mohegan Tshav Arena. The event caps off an exciting month of action for BELLATOR, and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

With plans to continue her dominance over the women’s featherweight division, Cis Cyberg(23-2, 1 NC) will put her world championship on the line against No. 4 ranked featherweightLeslie Smith(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.

Lub BELLATOR MMA 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Ua Tsis. 6 ranked bantamweight Leandro Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 ranked Austin Vanderford (10-0) thiab tsis. 4 ranked Fabian Edwards (9-1), and a welterweight matchup that will see the streaking Jaleel Willis (14-2) face off against former LFA champion Maycon Mendonca (11-4), who’ll be making his promotional debut. Capping off the main card action will be the undefeated Jackson Wink-product and No. 9 Nyob Ruaj Ntseg Christian Edwards (4-0) challenging Mississippi’s Ben Parrish (4-1).

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 thiab tshaj, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.

The nine-fight preliminary card has no shortage of action-packed bouts, featuring a top-10 light heavyweight matchup between No. 7 rankedPab Neal(5-0) thiab tsis. 8 rankedTyree Fortune(5-0) and the return of Israeli lightweight superstarAviv Gozali (5-0), as he looks to add to his five first round finishes and record breaking 11-second submission win. Ntau, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightValerie Loureda (3-0), the always-excitingKoj Awad(23-13, 1 NC), thiab tsis. 6 ranked Australian featherweightJanay Harding (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). Thaum kawg, Ua Tsis. 9 ranked lightweightAlfie Davis (14-3) makes his sixth promotional appearance against BELLATOR newcomerAlexander Shabliy (19-3).

All prelims will stream live at5:30 p.m. Li / 2:30 p.m. PT Nyob rau Bellator MMA YouTube, Showtime kev ua kis las YouTube thiab pluto tv. Full bout listings are below:

BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyberg VS. Smith 2Main Card:

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9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Featherweight World Title Main Event: c-Cis Cyberg(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-Leslie Smith(12-8-1)

Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (15-4) vs. #6-Leandro Higo(20-5)

Middleweight Bout: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) vs. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)

Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis (14-2) vs.Maycon Mendonca (11-4)

Lub teeb Heavyweight Bout: #9-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish (4-1)

Preliminary Card:

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5:30 p.m. Li / 2:30 p.m. PT

Hnav Bout: Koj Awad (23-13, 1 NC) vs.Nate Andrews (16-3)

Lub teeb Heavyweight Bout: #7-Pab Neal (5-0) vs. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)

Flyweight Bout: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) vs.Kristina Katsikis(1-1)

Hnav Bout: Aviv Gozali (5-0) vs.Sean Felton (5-2-1)

Flyweight Bout: #8-Valerie Loureda (3-0) vs.Hannah Guy(2-1)

Heavyweight Bout: Davion Franklin (2-0) vs.Tyler King (12-9)

Featherweight Bout: #6-Janay Harding(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)

Hnav Bout: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) vs.Alexander Shabliy(19-3)

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BELLATOR MMA™ CHAMP CRIS ‘CYBORG’ DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN REMATCH AGAINST LESLIE SMITH ON SHOWTIME®

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BELLATOR MMA 259AIRS LIVE ON FRIDAY, Tej zaum yuav 21 FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA

LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announcedBELLATOR MMA 259 on Friday, Tej zaum 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 Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIMEntawm 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

In addition to the main event, two matchups are confirmed, as No. 7 sibAdam “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) raws liBen “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.

“Of course, 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 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, kuj muaj 19 wins by finish, the Brazilian-born fighter who now calls Southern California home, holds victories over tough competition, kuj muajJulia Budd, Holly Holm, 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. Txij li ntawd bout, Smith has won four out of five fights with victories over Irene Aldana andSinead kavanua among them. A teammate of fellow BELLATOR athleteKeri Taylor Melendez, Smith trains out of El Nino Training Center in San Francisco.

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TshiabBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyberg VS. Smith 2Fight Card:

Featherweight Ntiaj Teb Cov Ntawv: C-Cris "cyborg"(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-Leslie Smith (12-8-1)

Hnav Bout: #7-Adas Piccolot(12-4) vs. #10-Georgi Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC)

Lub teeb Heavyweight Bout: #7-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish(4-1)

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**MATCHUP SET FOR JANUARY 25 AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES AND LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN**

***TICKETS ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY, KAUM HLI 4***

**LOS ANGELES** – Bellator is set to deliver one of the most anticipated bouts in the history of women’s MMA on Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 25 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, California. when reigning champ **Julia Budd** (13-2) defends her world featherweight title against **Cris "cyborg"** (21-2, 1 NC) nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim.

Daim pib rau *Bellator: Budd vs.Cyborg* go on sale to the general public Friday, Oct. 4 ntawm 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com thiab Ticketmaster.com. A special presale is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Oct. 2 through Thursday, Oct. 3 using code “BELLATOR” upon purchase.

*Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg* will stream live exclusively on the DAZN app at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com,DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Fighting out of Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, Budd will enter the Bellator cage in January for the fourth time since claiming the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title in 2017. Currently riding a winning streak of 11 xaus, including seven straight fights since joining forces with Bellator in 2015, “The Jewel” has her eyes set on a fourth consecutive world title defense when she finally has the opportunity to challenge “Cyborg.” Since knocking off Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the 145-pound strap at *Bellator 174*, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected victories over top contenders **Olga Rubin**,**Arlene Blencowe** thiab **Talita Nogueira**. With seven of her 13 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm knockout los yog kev mloog lus, the former kickboxing standout will look to derail the Bellator debut of “Cyborg.”

On the heels of signing the largest contract in women’s MMA history, Cris “Cyborg” will enter the Bellator cage for the first time on January 25, with the opportunity to lay claim to Bellator gold. Just like her upcoming opponent, “Cyborg” too was an inaugural champion, winning the inaugural Strikeforce Featherweight Championship in 2009 after defeating Gina Carano. The 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native’s Bellator tenure follows a three-year run in UFC, multiple world title and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen and **Leslie Smith**.

**Tshiab *Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg* Fight Card:**

*Featherweight Ntiaj Teb Cov Ntawv:* **Julia Budd** (13-2) vs. **Cris "cyborg"** (21-2, 1 NC)

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Cyborg to Take Ring Walk with Shields This Saturday Night

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‘Baddest Ladies on the Planet’ are Friends and Training Partners

The two baddest ladies on the planet will be side-by-side Saturday night when UFC Superstar Champion Cris Cyborg walks 2x US Olympic gold medal winner and current WBC/WBA/IBF Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields into the ring for T-Rex’s fight versus 168-lb champion Femke Hermans Saturday night live on HBO from Stub Hub Center in Carson, XWS LI.

Cyborg will be taking time out from preparation for her December 29 PPV battle with Amanda Nunes to join Shields and be ringside for the final HBO boxing telecast this Saturday. Shields and Cyborg have a great mutual respect and have trained together in the gym.

“I’m excited to have Cris walk me out and carry my WBC championship belt on Saturday,” said WBC/WBA/IBF Champ Claressa Shields. “She’ll be supporting me on December 8 and I’ll be rooting big for her against Amanda Nunes on December 29. We are the two baddest ladies on the planet.”

“Both Claressa and Cyborg are leaders in their respective combat sports,” said Shields’ promoter, Dmitry salita. “Women’s empowerment will be on display on Saturday night on the historic final night of HBO Boxing.”

“In addition to being a celebration of forty-five years of HBO Boxing, Saturday night is a celebration of a new era of women’s boxing and women’s sports,"Hais tias Mark Taffet, manager of Claressa Shields and a twenty-five year former HBO Boxing executive. “Claressa Shields and Cris Cyborg are the backbone of the new era, and I’m thrilled Cris will be walking Claressa to the boxing ring on this historic night.”

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