Cris Cyborg makes weight and confirms rematch with Leslie Smith for the featherweight title at Bellator 259

C. Cyborg (left) faces L. Smith in the Bellator 259. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

Everything is fine for the main fight of the Bellator 259. At a weigh-in that took place this Thursday (20), at the Mohegan Sun Arena, in Uncasville, Connecticut (USA), Chris Cyborg and Leslie Smith stayed within the featherweight limit (up to 65,7kg) and confirmed their rematch for the division title. In the co-main fight, Leandro Higo He failed on the scales, but he has a fight against Darrion Caldwell confirmed. The event takes place this Friday (21).

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Undefeated in Bellator, Chris Cyborg arrives for his second featherweight title defense. Wearing sunglasses, the champion seemed calm enough to weigh 65,6kg. and confirm your presence on the card.

Challenger Leslie Smith, who has two wins in three fights in the organization, also had no problems weighing in. On the scale, the North American was below the established limit, with 65,1kg.

Another Brazilian representative scheduled for the Bellator 259, bantamweight (up to 61,2kg.) Leandro Higo scored 62,3kg. and exceeded the category limit by just over 600g. On the other hand, Darrion Caldwell weighed 61,5kg. After the weigh-in, the fighters reached an agreement and the fight is on.

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Former LFA champion, Maycon Mendonça will be the first Tupiniquim representative at the event. Coming off five straight wins, he makes his Bellator debut. At the weigh-in, the welterweight weighed 77,4kg. His opponent, Jaleel Willis, arrived lighter, at 77,2kg. to confirm the fight.

Check out the athletes' weights for Bellator 259

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Chris Cyborg (65,6kg.) x Leslie Smith (65,1kg.) – Fight for the belt

Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg.): Darrion Caldwell (61,5kg.) x Leandro Higo (62,3kg.)*

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Christian Edwards (91,9kg) x Ben Parrish (93,1kg)

Welterweight (up to 77kg.) Maycon Mendonça (77,4kg.) x Jaleel Willis (77,2kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg.): Hannah Guy (56,7kg.) x Valerie Loureda (57kg.)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Lightweight (up to 70,3kg.): Nate Andrews (70,6kg.) x Saad Awad (70,3kg.)

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Tyree Fortune (93,1kg) x Grant Neal (92,7kg.)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg.): Sumiko Inaba (56,9kg.) x Kristina Katsikis (57kg.)

Lightweight (up to 70,3kg.): Sean Felton (70kg.) x Aviv Gozali (70,6kg.)

Heavyweight (up to 120,2kg.): Davion Franklin (120,1kg.) x Tyler King (111,7kg.)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg.): Janay Harding (65,8kg.) x Leah McCourt (67,7kg.)*

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Brett johns (61,4kg.) x Danny Sabatello (61,5kg.)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Alfie Davis (70,3kg.) x Alexander Shabliy (70,2kg.)

*Leandro Higo and Leah McCourt did not beat the weights of bantamweight (up to 61,2kg.) and featherweight (up to 65,7kg.), respectively.

**In non-belt fights, all fighters have a pound (454g) tolerance over the weights of their respective divisions.