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| Author: | Dent [ Mon May 17, 2021 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | [Event] Bellator 259 - Cyborg vs. Smith 2 - May 21 |
Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for May 21, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States. Fight Card Main Card (Showtime) Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) vs. Leslie Smith Women's Featherweight Championship Bantamweight Darrion Caldwell vs. Leandro Higo Light Heavyweight Christian Edwards vs. Ben Parrish Welterweight Jaleel Willis vs. Maycon Mendonça Middleweight Austin Vanderford vs. Fabian Edwards Preliminary Card Lightweight Saad Awad vs. Nate Andrews Light Heavyweight Grant Neal vs. Tyree Fortune Women's Flyweight Sumiko Inaba vs. Kristina Katsikis Lightweight Aviv Gozali vs. Sean Felton Women's Flyweight Valerie Loureda vs. Hannah Guy Heavyweight Davion Franklin vs. Tyler King Women's Featherweight Leah McCourt vs. Janay Harding Bantamweight Brett Johns vs. Danny Sabatello Lightweight Alfie Davis vs. Alexander Shabliy Background The event is expected to feature a Bellator Women's Featherweight Championship bout between the champion Cris Cyborg and Leslie Smith. They previously met at UFC 198, which was Cyborg's UFC debut, where she won by TKO in the first round. A bantamweight bout between Brett Johns and Matheus Mattos was announced as part of the event.On May 13, it was announced that Mattos had pulled out from the bout after contracting COVID-19 and was replaced by Former Titan FC Bantamweight Champion Danny Sabatello. A middleweight contest between the #3 ranked Austin Vanderford and #4 ranked Fabian Edwards is expected to take place at the event. Former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Darrion Caldwell was announced make his return to bantamweigh against Leandro Higo on the main card. A women's flyweight bout between Valerie Loureda and Hannah Guy was set for Bellator 258, but was moved to this event. A lightweight bout between Alfie Davis and Alexander Shabliy was scheduled to take place at the event. Two additional lightweight bouts were added to the preliminary portion of the card, as Saad Awad was scheduled to take on Nate Andrews, while Aviv Gozali was scheduled to fight Sean Felton. A women's featherweight bout between Leah McCourt and Janay Harding were likewise added to the preliminary fights. Two ranked light heavyweights, the #8 ranked Tyree Fortune and #6 ranked Grant Neal, were scheduled to fight on the prelims. A lightweight bout between Georgi Karakhanyan and Adam Piccolotti was expected to take place at this event. However, Piccolotti pulled out due to injury. A replacement is being sought. |
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