Bellator MMA will host its second event as many nights later TONIGHT (Sat, April 23, 2022) when Bellator 279 descends from Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. The event will be headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight which sees Cris Cyborg defending her belt against Arlene Blencowe for the second time. Also, the Bantamweight Grand Prix begins with Patchy Mix taking on Kyoji Horiguchi. In the co-main event, Juan Archuleta will face Raufeon Stots in an interim bantamweight title fight.
Bellator 279’s main card airs at 10:30 p.m. ET on Showtime, with the undercard “Prelims” promotion beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. MMAmania.com provides results for the full map and comprehensive play-by-play for the televised portion of Bellator 279 under.
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BELLATOR 279 FAST 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
120 lbs.: Randi Field vs. Maraya Miller
135 lbs.: Ryan Dela Cruz vs. Jordan Winski
125 lbs.: Sumiko Inaba vs. Whittany Pyles
155 lbs.: Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Yancy Medeiros – Medeiros by unanimous decision
170 lbs.: Goiti Yamauchi vs Levan Chokheli – Yamauchi, First Round Submission (Armbar)
155 lbs.: Keoni Diggs vs Bobby King – King by split decision
145 lbs.: Janay Harding vs. Dayan Silva – Silva by unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Kai Kamaka III vs. Justin Gonzalez – Gonzalez by split decision
155 lbs.: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Naino Dung – Gibson Jr. by unanimous decision
BELLATOR 279 PLAY BY PLAY
Champion Cris Cyborg vs. Arlene Blencowe
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Ruffeon Stots vs. Juan Archuleta
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Mottled mix vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
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