Bellator MMA will stage its second event in as many nights later TONIGHT (Sat., April 23, 2022) as Bellator 279 goes down from inside Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Headlining the event is a women’s Featherweight title fight as Cris Cyborg defends her belt against Arlene Blencowe for the second time. Also, the Bantamweight Grand Prix kicks off with Patchy Mix taking on Kyoji Horiguchi. In the co-main event, Juan Archuleta will battle Raufeon Stots in an interim Bantamweight title fight.
Bellator 279’s main card will air on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET, with “Prelims” undercard action beginning at 8 p.m. ET. MMAmania.com will deliver results for the full card and comprehensive play-by-play for the televised portion of Bellator 279 below.
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BELLATOR 279 QUICK RESULTS:
145 lbs.: Champion Cris Cyborg vs. Arlene Blencowe
135 lbs.: Raufeon Stots vs Juan Archuleta Interim Bantamweight title fight
125 lbs.: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Justine Kish
135 lbs.: Patchy Mix vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
155 lbs.: Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Yancy Medeiros
170 lbs.: Goiti Yamauchi vs Levan Chokheli
120 lbs.: Randi Field vs. Maraya Miller
135 lbs.: Ryan Dela Cruz vs. Jordan Winski
125 lbs.: Sumiko Inaba vs. Whittany Pyles
155 lbs.: Keoni Diggs vs Bobby King – King via split decision
145 lbs.: Janay Harding vs. Dayan Silva – Silva via unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Kai Kamaka III vs. Justin Gonzalez – Gonzalez via split decision
155 lbs.: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Naino Dung – Gibson Jr. via unanimous decision
BELLATOR 279 PLAY-BY-PLAY
Champion Cris Cyborg vs. Arlene Blencowe
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Raufeon Stots vs. Juan Archuleta
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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Justine Kish
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Patchy Mix vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
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