Bellator 279 airs live on Showtime from Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, April 23. In the main event Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC) makes the fourth defense of her featherweight title in the rematch against top ranked contender Arlene Blencowe (15-8). The champion won their first fight in October 2020 by submission in the second round.
In the co-main event former bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta (25-3) and Raufeon Stots (17-1) meet in the quarter final of bantamweight World Grand Prix with the interim title on the line. Also on the card Patchy Mix (15-1) and Kyoji Horiguchi (29-4) square off in another quarter-final of bantamweight WGP and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) battles it out against Justine Kish (7-5) at women’s flyweight. The full lineup can be found below.
How to watch Bellator 279: Cyborg vs Blencowe 2
Broadcast: Showtime
Date: Saturday, April 23
Time: 10:30 pm ET / 7:30 pm PT
Bellator 279 free live stream of prelims begins at 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT.
Bellator 279 fight card
Get Bellator 279: Cyborg vs Blencowe 2 full fight card results below.
Main Card
- Cris Cyborg def. Arlene Blencowe by unanimous decision (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) – retains featherweight title
- Raufeon Stots def. Juan Archuleta by KO (head kick and elbows, R3 at 0:16) – wins Bellator bantamweight WGP quarter-final for the interim title
- Patchy Mix def. Kyoji Horiguchi by unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) – wins Bellator bantamweight WGP quarter-final
- Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Justine Kish
- Yancy Medeiros def. Emmanuel Sanchez by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)
Preliminary Card
- Sumiko Inaba vs. Whittany Pyles
- Randi Field vs. Maraya Miller
- Ryan Dela Cruz vs. Jordan Winski
- Goiti Yamauchi def. Levan Chokheli by submission (armbar, R1 at 3:49)
- Bobby King def. Keoni Diggs by split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)
- Dayana Silva def. Janay Harding by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Justin Gonzales def. Kai Kamaka III by split decision (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)
- Lance Gibson Jr def. Nainoa Dung by unanimous decision (30–26, 30–25, 30–25)
