UNCASVILLE, Conn. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Wednesday’s official Bellator 249 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The same venue hosts Thursday’s event, which has a main card on CBS Sports Network following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (22-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) and challenger Arlene Blencowe (13-7 MMA, 6-3 BMMA), who meet in the main event.
The full Bellator 249 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Cris Cyborg () vs. Arlene Blencowe () – for women’s featherweight title
- Patricky Freire () vs. Jaleel Willis ()
- Ricky Bandejas () vs. Leandro Higo ()
- Saad Awad () vs. Mandel Nallo ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7:30 p.m. ET)
- Albert Gonzales () vs. Kastriot Xhema ()
- Christian Edwards () vs. Hamza Salim ()
- Kyle Crutchmer () vs. Kemran Lachinov ()
- Joseph Creer () vs. Andrew Kapel ()
- Da’Mon Blackshear () vs. Mike Kimbel ()
- Steve Mowry () vs. Shawn Teed ()
- Aviv Gozali () vs. Logan Neal ()