Bellator 259 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Official, Two Misses
The Bellator 259 weigh-in results are in.
This Friday night, May 21, Bellator 259 will take place inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. In the main event, Cris Cyborg will put her Bellator Women’s Featherweight Title on the line against Leslie Smith. The co-main event will see former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Darrion Caldwell go one-on-one with Leandro Higo.
The main event title fight is official as both Cyborg (144.6) and Smith (143.6) made weight. There were two fighters on the card who didn’t hit the mark, however. Higo missed weight for his bout with Caldwell, while Leah McCourt failed to hit her target weight for the preliminary bout with Janay Harding.
Here’s a look at the full Bellator 259 weigh-in results. Be sure to check back on the FIGHT SPORTS homepage on Friday for a LIVE STREAM of the prelims.
Main Card (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
Cris Cyborg (144.6) vs. Leslie Smith (143.6)
Darrion Caldwell (135.6) vs. Leandro Higo (137.5)*
Christian Edwards (202.7) vs. Ben Parrish (205.3)
Maycon Mendonca (170.9) vs. Jaleel Willis (170.3)
Fabian Edwards (185.5) vs. Austin Vanderford (185.3)Prelims (YouTube Channel, 5:30 p.m. ET)
Nate Andrews (155.7) vs. Saad Awad (155.1)
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 (149.4)*
Brett Johns (135.4) vs. Danny Sabatello (135.6)
Alfie Davis (155.1) vs. Alexander Shabliy (154.8)*- Fighter missed weight