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Leslie Smith

Leslie Smith

Acting

Biography

Leslie Smith is an American professional female mixed martial artist who currently fights in the Bellator Featherweight division.

Known For

UFC on Fox 22: VanZant vs. Waterson
7.0

UFC on Fox 22: VanZant vs. Waterson was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held on December 17, 2016, at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. A women's bout between Paige VanZant and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson served as the event headliner.

UFC on Fox 22: VanZant vs. Waterson

2016
UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
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UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 16, 2017 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. A welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Santiago Ponzinibbio headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

2017
UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic
9.0

UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic was a mixed martial arts event held on May 14, 2016, at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Fabrício Werdum and top contender Stipe Miocic served as the main event.

UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic

2016
Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith
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INVICTA FC 7 RETURNS TO KANSAS CITY, MO. DECEMBER 7, 2013 LIVE FROM THE AMERISTAR CASINO & HOTEL Barb Honchak vs. Leslie Smith (flyweight title fight) Carla Esparza vs. Claudia Gadelha (strawweight title fight) Lauren Murphy vs. Miriam Nakamoto (bantamweight title fight) Felice Herrig vs. Tecia Torres Joanne Calderwood vs. Katja Kankaanpaa Julia Budd vs. Charmaine Tweet Zoila Frausto Gurgel vs. Vanessa Porto Tonya Evinger vs. Kelly Kobold Nina Ansaroff vs. Munah Holland

Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith

2013
Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson
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Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson was a mixed martial arts event held on April 5, 2013. Shannon Knapp announced during Invicta FC 4 that the event will be headlined by a co-main event of Jessica Penne defending her Invicta FC Atomweight Championship against "The Karate Hottie" Michelle Waterson along with a flyweight championship bout between Vanessa Porto and Barb Honchak and that Sarah Kaufman would make her Invicta debut on the show. The show was originally targeted for April 13, however Knapp announced they would change it to April 5 after the UFC announced a show on that date.

Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson

2013
UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir
6.2

UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir was a mixed martial arts event held on March 20, 2016 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. It was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix and former interim title contender Mark Hunt and former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir.

UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir

2016
Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen
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Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen was the inaugural event of the promotion held on April 28, 2012 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was headlined by former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen, who had lost to Coenen by 2nd round submission in her second professional fight in 2008. The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist Randi Miller. The event was not televised, but was available as a free video stream at the Invicta Fighting Championships webpage. Fighters Sofia Bagherdai, Randi Miller, Ashleigh Curry, and Romy Ruyssen missed weight for their bouts. Bagherdai and Curry forfeited 10% of their purse to their opponent, while Miller and Ruyssen foreited 25% of their purse to their opponent.

Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen

2012
The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy
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The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2014 at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Tim Kennedy.

The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy

2014
UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller
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UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller was a mixed martial arts event held on July 16, 2014 at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller. The preliminary card bout between Cláudia Gadelha and Tina Lähdemäki was the first women's strawweight fight in UFC history.

UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller

2014
Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama
6.0

Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama was a mixed martial arts event to be held on October 6, 2012 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Invicta President Shannon Knapp has announced that the event would feature the first championship bout for Invicta Fighting Championships. Invicta continued their partnership with JEWELS as Jessica Penne will face unbeaten JEWELS Featherweight Queen (105 lb.) Naho Sugiyama for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship. Tara LaRosa (127.6 lbs) and Lacey Schuckman (106.2 lbs) failed to make weight at the weigh in. Schuckman was able to get within 1 pound of her 105 weight class limit within the next two hours and was fined 10% of her purse. LaRosa was not able to get within one pound of 125 pounds within two hours and was fined 25% of her purse.

Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama

2012
Bellator 233: Salter vs. Van Steenis
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Bellator 233: Salter vs. van Steenis took place on November 8, 2019 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event aired on Paramount Network and DAZN. The main event featured a middleweight bout between John Salter and Costello van Steenis.

Bellator 233: Salter vs. Van Steenis

2019
UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt
7.0

UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt was a mixed martial arts event held on November 15, 2014 at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico.

UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt

2014
Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin
N/A

Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin took place on July 12, 2019 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event took place on Paramount Network and DAZN. The event featured a Bellator Women's Featherweight Championship between Julia Budd and Olga Rubin.

Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin

2019
Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2
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Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Bellator MMA that took place on May 21, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2

2021
Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg
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Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg was a mixed martial arts event held on 13th July 2013. The event will be headlined by Marloes Coenen vs Cristiane Santos to crown the first Invicta FC Featherweight Champion. It has been stated that the winner between Leslie Smith and Jennifer Maia will get a title shot against Flyweight Champion Barb Honchak

Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg

2013
Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida II
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Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida II took place on September 11, 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida II

2020
Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt
N/A

Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt was a mixed martial arts event held on January 5, 2013 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The event will be headlined by a strawweight championship bout between Carla Esparza and Bec Hyatt. Esparza was originally scheduled to fight Ayaka Hamasaki for the title but Hamasaki pulled out of the fight due to commitments to defending her JEWELS lightweight title in December and was replaced by undefeated Brazilian fighter Claudia Gadelha. On December 28, Gadelha was forced to withdraw from the main event title fight after suffering a broken nose in training. Gadelha was replaced by Bec Hyatt, who was originally set to face Joanne Calderwood.

Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt

2013