No woman has accomplished more as a mixed martial artist than reigning Bellator MMA women’s featherweight champion Cristiane Justino.
“Cyborg” will defend her 145-pound title when she rematches Leslie Smith in the Bellator 259 headliner on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Justino, who enters the cage on the strength of a three-fight winning streak, needed just 81 seconds to close out Smith with punches at UFC 198 five years ago. The 35-year-old Brazilian last appeared at Bellator 249, where she submitted Arlene Blencowe with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their Oct.