5 Questions that could be answered at Bellator 279
Bellator 279 will take place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, which will wrap up back-to-back nights of action. Over the two nights, fans will get to see three title fights and the start of the bantamweight Grand Prix.
Saturday night will be headlined by the Women’s Featherweight Championship bout between champion Cris Cyborg and Arlene Blencowe. It will be a rematch of their 2020 encounter in which Cyborg earned a technical knockout win and her first title defense.
The bantamweight Grand Prix also gets underway on Saturday night. Reigning RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi will take on former title challenger Patchy Mix.
In the co-main event, former bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta will take on Raufeon Stots for the Interim Bantamweight Championship. It’s a significant bout as the winner will defend the interim championship throughout the Grand Prix. This list will look at five questions that could be answered at Bellator 279.
#5. How will former Bellator featherweight title challenger Emmanuel Sanchez fare at lightweight?
There’s a lot at stake for former champion Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 279. The former featherweight title challenger returns to the cage, but this time for a lightweight bout.
Sanchez welcomes UFC veteran Yancy Medeiros to the promotion in one of the featured bouts on the preliminaries. 'El Matador' will be looking to snap his three-fight losing skid. He was submitted by Patricio Pitbull and then dropped unanimous decisions to Jeremy Kennedy and Mads Burnell. On the other hand, ‘The Kid’ is looking to get back on track in his new promotion. He has lost four-straight bouts dating back to 2018, which led to his release from the UFC.
‘El Matador’ will be looking to have a career resurgence at lightweight as a win could create many opportunities. There are many appealing matchups for him at 155lbs and he may perform better without the burden of cutting down to 145lbs.