Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-05-21, pretty good mma fight: Cris Cyborg Justino vs Leslie Smith 2 gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Smith vs Cyborg 2, main event of Bellator 259, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Cyborg’s second defense); in their first fight Cristiane beat the American via tko in just one round (May 14, 2016 – Cristiane Cyborg Justino vs Leslie Smith I) . Watch the video and rate this fight!
Leslie Smith fight videos
Cristiane Cyborg Justino vs Leslie Smith full fight Video UFC 198 – 2016
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The former Strikeforce and current Invicta Fc champion Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino (also known as Cris Cyborg Santos) entered this fight with a pro record of 15-1-0 (87% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won by submission) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her only loss at her pro mma debut, against Erica Paes in 2005, since then she has won 15 consecutive bouts winning the Invicta Fw title in 2013, against Marloes Coenen (=Cyborg vs Coenen 2), and defending it three times, the last one against Daria Ibragimova (=Justino vs Ibragimova).
Her opponent, Leslie Smith, has an official mma record of 8-6-1 (50% ko/tko victory rate – she has also never won via submission) and she entered as the No.13 women’s bantamweight. She lost to Jessica Eye in 2014 but she came back to win in 2016 beating Rin Nakai. Cyborg vs Smith is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198; they also faced each other a second time on May 22, 2021 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Leslie Smith 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 MMA fight – Barb Honchak vs Leslie Smith – full fight Video Invicta FC 7
Review: 2013-12-07, fight not particularly exciting between Barb Honchak and Leslie Smith: it gets two stars. Barb Honchak (8-2-0, 38% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 women’s flyweight in the world while Leslie Smith (6-3-1, 50% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.2. Honchak vs Smith, main event of Invicta FC 7, is valid for the Invicta FC flyweight title (Honchak’s first defense). Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Kaitlin Young vs Leslie Smith 2 – full fight Video Invicta FC 3
Review: 2012-10-06, good start and impressive work on the ground: the second fight between Kaitlin Young and Leslie Smith is very close to get four stars; their first fight ended in a draw (April 28, 2012). Kaitlin Young entered the fight with a record of 7-6-1 while Leslie Smith had a record of 3-2-1. Young vs Smith 2 is on the undercard of Jessica Penne vs Naho Sugiyama – Invicta FC 3. Watch the video!