Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that will take place on April 23, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (Showtime)
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) vs. Arlene Blencowe Women's Featherweight Championship
Bantamweight Juan Archuleta vs. Raufeon Stots Bantamweight WGP Quarter-Final for Interim Bantamweight Championship
Women's Flyweight Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Justine Kish
Bantamweight Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Patchy Mix Bantamweight WGP Quarter-Final
Preliminary Card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Nainoa Dung
Featherweight Kai Kamaka III vs. Justin Gonzales
Welterweight Goiti Yamauchi vs. Levan Chokheli
Lightweight Yancy Medeiros vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Lightweight Keoni Diggs vs. Bobby King
Catchweight (120 lb) Randi Field vs. Maraya Miller
Women's Featherweight Janay Harding vs. Dayana Silva
Bantamweight Ryan Dela Cruz vs. Jordan Winski
Women's Flyweight Sumiko Inaba vs. Whittany Pyles
Background
As the start of the $1-million Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix, the opening round will start with reigning Bellator Bantamweight Champion Sergio Pettis facing off against former teammate Raufeon Stots, while former champion Kyoji Horiguchi faces Patchy Mix. Pettis was forced to pull out of the bout and the Grand Prix after substaining an injury that required surgery, resulting in Juan Archuleta taking his place and the bout now being held for the Interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.
The co-main will feature Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg rematching against Arlene Blencowe.