Nearly two years after her most recent bout, Leslie Smith has found a new fighting home with Bellator. The seven-fight UFC veteran and fighter rights activist has inked a multi-fight deal with the organization, Smith (10-7-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) today confirmed on her social media following an initial report from Yahoo! Sports . Smith will compete in the women’s featherweight division for the promotion. Julia Budd currently holds the title in the weight class. Although she did her most notable fighting work with Invicta FC and UFC, Smith did have a one-off with Bellator early in her career. She lost her second professional bout at Bellator 7 in May 2009, but would go on fight for the Invicta FC title and face several notable names under the UFC banner.
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Women’s MMA vet Leslie Smith signs with Bellator – MMA Junkie