Bellator 279

When Was Bellator 279?

Bellator 279 took place on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States.

Who won the main event at Bellator 279?

Cris Cyborg beat Arlene Blencowe by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 279.

The scorecards were announced as 49-45, 49-45, 49-45 in favor of the winner Cris Cyborg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship.

What were the results at Bellator 279?

At Bellator 279 in the co-main event, Juan Archuleta was defeated by Raufeon Stots with a KO in their Bantamweight contest.

On the main card, Kyoji Horiguchi lost to Patchy Mix on points in a Bantamweight bout, Ilima Lei Macfarlane was overcome by Justine Kish by decision at Women’s Flyweight, and Yancy Medeiros was victorious over Emmanuel Sanchez on points in their Lightweight contest.

On the prelim card, Kai Kamaka III lost to Justin Gonzales on points in a Featherweight bout, Lance Gibson Jr defeated Nainoa Dung by decision at Lightweight, Goiti Yamauchi was victorious over Levan Chokheli with a submission in their Welterweight contest, and Keoni Diggs lost to Bobby King by decision in a Lightweight fight.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Janay Harding was overcome by Dayana Silva on points in a Women’s Featherweight bout.

Bellator 279 Results.

These are the fight results from the main card of Bellator 279:

Main Event

• Cris Cyborg def. Arlene Blencowe, Unanimous Decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45) (Women’s Featherweight - 5 Rounds)

Co Main Event

• Raufeon Stots def. Juan Archuleta, KO, Round 3 (Bantamweight - 5 Rounds)

Main Card

• Patchy Mix def. Kyoji Horiguchi, Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) (Bantamweight - 5 Rounds)
• Justine Kish def. Ilima Lei Macfarlane, Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) (Women’s Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Yancy Medeiros def. Emmanuel Sanchez, Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Justin Gonzales def. Kai Kamaka III, Split Decision (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Lance Gibson Jr def. Nainoa Dung, Unanimous Decision (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Goiti Yamauchi def. Levan Chokheli, Sub, Round 1 (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Bobby King def. Keoni Diggs, Split Decision (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Dayana Silva def. Janay Harding, Unanimous Decision (Women’s Featherweight - 3 Rounds)

Who broadcasted Bellator 279?

In the US, the Showtime show was expected to begin at 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST. In the UK, the BBC Sport broadcast of the card was expected to start at 3:30 AM (BST).