UNCASVILLE, Conn. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 259 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The same venue hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (23-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and challenger Leslie Smith (12-8-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), who meet in the main event.
The full Bellator 259 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Cris Cyborg (144.6) vs. Leslie Smith () – for women’s featherweight title
- Darrion Caldwell (135.6) vs. Leandro Higo ()
- Christian Edwards (205.3) vs. Ben Parrish (205.3)
- Maycon Mendonca (170.9) vs. Jaleel Willis (170.3)
- Fabian Edwards (185.5) vs. Austin Vanderford (185.3)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 5:30 p.m. ET)
- Nate Andrews (155.7) vs. Saad Awad ()
- Tyree Fortune (205.3) vs. Grant Neal (204.4)
- Sumiko Inaba (125.5) vs. Kristina Katsikis (125.8)
- Sean Felton (154.3) vs. Aviv Gozali (155.7)
- Hannah Guy (125.2) vs. Valerie Loureda (125.8)
- Davion Franklin (264.8) vs. Tyler King (246.3)
- Janay Harding (145.1) vs. Leah McCourt ()
- Brett Johns (135.4) vs. Danny Sabatello (135.6)
- Alfie Davis () vs. Alexander Shabliy (154.8)