Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Bellator MMA that is expected to take place on November 12, 2021, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (Showtime)
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) vs. Sinead Kavanagh Women's Featherweight Championship
Heavyweight Linton Vassell vs. Tyrell Fortune
Featherweight Aaron Pico vs. Justin Gonzales
Women's Featherweight Arlene Blencowe vs. Pam Sorenson
Heavyweight Steve Mowry vs. Rakim Cleveland
Preliminary Card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Women's Flyweight Bruna Ellen vs. Desiree Yanez
Welterweight Roman Faraldo vs. Robert Turnquest
Featherweight Cody Law vs. Colton Hamm
Women's Flyweight Valerie Loureda vs. Taylor Turner
Middleweight Jordan Newman vs. Shane O’Shea
Welterweight Mahmoud Fawzy vs. Ethan Hughes
Background
The event will be headlined by Cris Cyborg facing off against Sinead Kavanagh for the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship. The event takes place Nov. 12 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. and will air on Showtime. Cyborg will look to make her third successful title defense since coming over from the UFC in 2019. The 36-year-old captured the championship in her first promotional appearance when she stopped Julia Budd in the fourth round at Bellator 238 in January 2020. Since then, Cyborg has gone on to earn stoppage wins over Arlene Biencowe and Leslie Smith. Kavanagh gets her first shot at Bellator gold in her ninth promotional appearance. The SBG Ireland 145er enters the bout on back-to-back victories — a unanimous decision win over Katharina Lehner at Bellator Euro Series 9 in October, and a second-round TKO of Olga Rubin at Bellator 234.
A heavyweight bout between #6 ranked Steve Mowry and promotional newcomer Rakim Cleveland is scheduled for this event.