LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announced
BELLATOR 259 on Friday, May 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter
Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’s
Leslie Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIME
at 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 lightweight
Adam “The Bomb” Piccolotti (12-4) takes on No. 10
Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC), while the undefeated No. 7
Christian “Pain” Edwards (4-0) meets