UNCASVILLE, Conn. – When Leslie Smith gets back in the cage with Cris Cyborg next month, it will have been more than five years since the two crossed paths. The first meeting at UFC 198 resulted in an 81-second TKO for Cyborg. And because Cyborg has been mostly dominant since then, including a UFC women’s featherweight title reign and her current status as Bellator’s 145-pound champion, the presumption might be she’s got the upper hand when the two rematch at Bellator 259. But while Smith (12-8-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) acknowledged Friday that Cyborg (23-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) will have improved, she wonders if those upgrades will be as good as hers
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