Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA held on April 23, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2
The poster for Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2
PromotionBellator MMA
DateApril 23, 2022 (2022-April-23)
VenueNeal S. Blaisdell Arena
CityHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. Carmouche Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo

Background

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The main event featured Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg defending her title in a rematch against Arlene Blencowe.[4]

As the start of the $1-million Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix, the opening round was originally set to start with reigning Bellator Bantamweight Champion Sergio Pettis facing off against former teammate Raufeon Stots, while former champion Kyoji Horiguchi faced Patchy Mix.[4] However, Pettis was forced to pull out of the bout and the Grand Prix after sustaining an injury that required surgery, resulting in Juan Archuleta taking his place and the bout instead being held for the Interim Bellator Bantamweight Championship.[7]

At the weigh-ins, Whittany Pyles missed weight for her bout, weighing in at 127.4 pounds, 1.4 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Pyles was fined a percentage of her purse which went to her opponent Sumiko Inaba.[8]

Results

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Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) def. Arlene Blencowe Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) 5 5:00 [a]
Bantamweight Raufeon Stots def. Juan Archuleta KO (head kick and elbows) 3 0:16 [b]
Women's Flyweight Justine Kish def. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Patchy Mix def. Kyoji Horiguchi Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 [c]
Lightweight Yancy Medeiros def. Emmanuel Sanchez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Welterweight Goiti Yamauchi def. Levan Chokheli Submission (armbar) 1 3:49
Lightweight Bobby King def. Keoni Diggs Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women's Featherweight Dayana Silva def. Janay Harding Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Justin Gonzales def. Kai Kamaka III Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. def. Nainoa Dung Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–25, 30–25) 3 5:00
Postliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Bantamweight Jordan Winski def. Ryan Dela Cruz Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (120 lb) Randi Field def. Maraya Miller Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 0:48
Catchweight (127.4 lb) Sumiko Inaba def. Whittany Pyles KO (punches) 1 1:22 [d]
  1. ^ For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship. Cyborg was deducted a point in Round 1 due to an illegal knee.
  2. ^ Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarter-Final bout for the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship
  3. ^ Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarter-Final bout.
  4. ^ Originally a flyweight bout; Pyles missed weight

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MMA | Bellator 278 & Bellator 279 in Hawaii". Eurosport (in Dutch). 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  2. ^ "Bellator returns to Hawaii for back-to-back events featuring Cyborg, bantamweight grand prix, more". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  3. ^ Sherdog.com. "Bellator's Return to Hawaii Includes 'Cyborg'-Blencowe Title Fight, Bantamweight GP Bouts". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  4. ^ a b c "Bellator 278 & 279 to be held in Hawaii, headlined by return of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, Cyborg title defense, and Bantamweight Grand Prix". KHON2. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  5. ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-03-08). "Bellator Returns to Hawaii for Two Shows in April, Cyborg-Blencowe 2, Pettis-Stots Attached". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  6. ^ Newswire, MMA Fighting (2022-03-08). "Cris Cyborg vs. Arlene Blencowe 2, Sergio Pettis vs. Raufeon Stots headline Bellator's return to Hawaii". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  7. ^ "Bellator 279 card: Sergio Pettis out of Bantamweight World Grand Prix with injury, Juan Archuleta steps in". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  8. ^ "Bellator 279 weigh-in results: Title bout competitors on point, but one prelim fighter misses her mark". MMA Junkie. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  9. ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator 279". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.