Cris Cyborg stops Leslie Smith in fifth round, defends Bellator women’s featherweight title

Cris Cyborg picked up yet another victory in a long, illustrious career. But this one, unlikely many of the others, wasn’t over quickly.

Cyborg defended her Bellator women’s featherweight title, beating  Leslie Smith by TKO at 4 minutes, 51 seconds of the fifth round in the main event of Bellator 259 on Friday night at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. It was a rematch of a 2016 bout that Cyborg finished via TKO in just 1:21. Read More