Cris Cyborg will defend her undisputed Bellator MMA women’s featherweight championship for the first time when she confronts Arlene Blencowe in the Bellator 249 headliner on Thursday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The show marks the promotion’s return to American soil following a four-event tour of Europe.
Bellator 249 “Cyborg vs. Blencowe”—which airs live on the CBS Sports Network at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a lightweight co-main event matching Patricky Freire with Jaleel Willis, a bantamweight showcase pitting Ricky Bandejas against Leandro Higo and a lightweight affair pairing Saad Awad with Mandel Nallo.