Bellator 279 took place Saturday at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The main card aired on Showtime following prelims on YouTube, which you can watch in the video above.
The night’s main event saw women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (26-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) put her title on the line in a rematch with Arlene Blencowe (15-9 MMA, 8-5 BMMA). The card’s co-main event featured one of two bantamweight grand prix bouts on the card, with Juan Archuleta (25-4 MMA, 7-3 BMMA) and Raufeon Stots (18-1 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) meeting with an interim 135-pound title on the line.
Check out the official results below.
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MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10:30 p.m. ET)
- Champ Cris Cyborg def. Arlene Blencowe via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45) – to defend featherweight title
- Raufeon Stots def. Juan Archuleta via knockout (head kick, punches) – Round 3, 0:16 – bantamweight grand prix quarterfinal; to claim interim bantamweight title
- Justine Kish def. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Kyoji Horiguchi def. Patchy Mix via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)– bantamweight grand prix quarterfinal
- Yancy Medeiros def. Emmanuel Sanchez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD (YouTube, 8:30 p.m. ET)
- Jordan Winski def. Ryan Dela Cruz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Randi Field def. Maraya Miller via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 0:48
- Sumiko Inaba def. Whittany Pyles via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:22
- Goiti Yamauchi def. Levan Chokheli via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:49
- Bobby King def. Keoni Diggs via split decision (29-28, 28-29,30-27)
- Dayana Silva def. Janay Harding via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Justin Gonzales def. Kai Kamaka III via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
- Lance Gibson Jr. def. Nainoa Dung via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)
