{"id":386016,"date":"2021-05-21T21:55:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T04:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=386016"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:22:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:22:00","slug":"bellator-259-cyborg-vs-smith-2-results-and-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-259-cyborg-vs-smith-2-results-and-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator 259: &#8216;Cyborg vs. Smith 2&#8217; Results and Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator 259 took place this evening at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith 2.<\/p>\n<p>Cyborg (24-2 MMA) and Smith (12-9-1 MMA) had originally collided under the UFC <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-vegas-27-weigh-in-results-rob-font-and-cody-garbrandt-official-for-headliner\/\">banner<\/a> in May of 2016, with the Brazilian emerging victorious by way of first round knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Cris Cyborg had entered tonight&#8217;s Bellator 259 main event sporting a three-fight winning streak, her latest being a second round submission victory over Arlene Blencowe.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Leslie Smith was coming off a unanimous decision victory over Amanda Bell in her most recent outing this past September.<\/p>\n<p>While Smith definitely put forth a much better effort against Cyborg this evening, the outcome was ultimately the same as Justino walked away with a TKO victory.<\/p>\n<p>Cris Cyborg was able to score a last second finish of Leslie Smith in the Bellator 259 headliner, with the official stoppage coming at 4:51 of Round 5 due to punches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_385738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-385738\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-385738\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Austin-Vanderford-Paige-VanZant.jpg\" alt=\"Austin-Vanderford-Paige-VanZant\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Austin-Vanderford-Paige-VanZant.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Austin-Vanderford-Paige-VanZant-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-385738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PhotoCred: The Telegraph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In other action, Austin Vanderford (11-0 MMA) was able to keep his perfect record in tact after scoring a unanimous decision victory over fellow middleweight contender Fabian Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Fan favorite Valerie Loureda also competed at tonight&#8217;s Bellator 259 event, but wound up suffering the first loss of her professional career to Hannah Guy by way of unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>Get all of tonight&#8217;s results and highlights below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2021\/05\/bellator-259-cris-cyborg-leslie-smith-play-by-play-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bellator 259 Main Card (Showtime at 9pm EST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champ Cris Cyborg def. Leslie Smith via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 5, 4:51 \u2013 to defend women\u2019s featherweight title<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SandhuMMA\/status\/1395953714704289793<\/p>\n<p>Leandro Higo def. Darrion Caldwell via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)<\/p>\n<p>Austin Vanderford def. Fabian Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A bloody night at the office for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinv170mma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AustinV170MMA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabianedwards24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FabianEdwards24<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bellator259<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gaiK1G5wjM\">pic.twitter.com\/gaiK1G5wjM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BellatorMMA\/status\/1395931466475900928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jaleel Willis def. Maycon Mendonca via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Guy def. Valerie Loureda via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BellatorMMA\/status\/1395913415097556993<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bellator 259 Prelims (YouTube at 5:30pm EST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saad Awad def. Nate Andrews via knockout (punch) \u2013 Round 1, 3:16<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAADMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SAADMMA<\/a> with the walkoff at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bellator259<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7NSkQzxJMJ\">pic.twitter.com\/7NSkQzxJMJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottCoker\/status\/1395903598165331968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Grant Neal def. Tyree Fortune via submission (rear-naked choke) \u2013 Round 1, 4:20<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantNeal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrantNeal<\/a> gets the W tonight and improves to 6\ufe0f\u20e3 &amp; 0\ufe0f\u20e3 as a pro.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bellator259<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DzFCSgNo6A\">pic.twitter.com\/DzFCSgNo6A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BellatorMMA\/status\/1395893297923641345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sumiko Inaba def. Kristina Katsikis via TKO (strikes) \u2013 Round 3, 3:35<\/p>\n<p>Aviv Gozali def. Sean Felton via submission (heel hook) \u2013 Round 1, 1:17<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BellatorMMA\/status\/1395880901645570049<\/p>\n<p>Davion Franklin def. Tyler King via knockout (punches) \u2013 Round 1, 2:02<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Without question, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavionGoAllDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DavionGoAllDay<\/a> Franklin is one of the top heavyweight prospects in the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bellator259<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P66dCTnTcc\">pic.twitter.com\/P66dCTnTcc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottCoker\/status\/1395879905372499972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Leah McCourt def. Janay Harding via submission (triangle choke) \u2013 Round 2, 2:42<\/p>\n<p>Danny Sabatello def. Brett Johns via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Shabliy def. Alfie Davis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of tonight&#8217;s Bellator 259 event? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator 259 took place this evening at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith 2. Cyborg (24-2 MMA) and Smith (12-9-1 MMA) had originally collided under the UFC banner in May of 2016, with the Brazilian emerging victorious by way of first round knockout. 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