Bellator 259 News Today

Julius Choi's first foray into the MMA universe was through being a Tae Kwon Do practitioner at seven years old, but he has been actively watching MMA since UFC on Fox 1, where the trilogy of Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez began. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Cal State Fullerton and has written for various publications covering a variety of sports.

LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announced  BELLATOR 259 on Friday, May 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter  Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’s  Leslie Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIME  at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In addition to the main event, two m...