Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-04-23, nice and tough mma fight: Cris Cyborg Justino vs Arlene Blencowe 2 is close to get four stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Blencowe vs Cyborg 2 is the main event of Bellator 279 and it is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Cyborg’ fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Cris Cyborg Justino record
The black belt in Bjj, former Ufc women’s Fw, Strikeforce, Invicta Fc and current Bellator champ Cristiane Cyborg Justino Santos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-2-0 (84% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s featherweight in the world.
She lost to Amanda Nunes in 2018 (4-stars fight, Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes) but then she has won five bouts beating Leslie Smith (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Leslie Smith 2) and Sinead Kavanagh in her last two (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Sinead Kavanagh).
Cyborg’s next fight: Cris Cyborg Justino vs Simone Aparecida da Silva
Arlene Blencowe record
His opponent, Arlene Blencowe, has a record of 15-8-0 (60% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.4 in the women’s featherweight division.
She was defeated by Cyborg in their first match in 2020 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Arlene Blencowe I) but then she has won over Dayana Silva and Pam Sorenson.
Bellator 279 info
Event: Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2
Date: 2022-04-23
Where: Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Division: featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg)
Title: Bellator Women’s Featherweight World Championship
Bellator 279 fight card
Here is the Bellator 279 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Showtime)
Cris Cyborg vs Arlene Blencowe
Juan Archuleta vs Raufeon Stots
Kyoji Horiguchi vs Patchy Mix
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Justine Kish
PRELIMINARY CARD
Janay Harding vs Dayana Silva
Lance Gibson Jr vs Nainoa Dung
Kai Kamaka III vs Justin Gonzales
Goiti Yamauchi vs Levan Chokheli
Yancy Medeiros vs Emmanuel Sanchez
Keoni Diggs vs Bobby King
Randi Field vs Maraya Miller
Ryan Dela Cruz vs Jordan Winski
Sumiko Inaba vs Whittany Pyles
Bellator 279 weigh-in
Watch the video of Bellator 279: Cris Cyborg Justino vs Arlene Blencowe 2 weigh-in from the official BellatorMMA Youtube channel!
Cyborg vs Blencowe 2 full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the fight Cris Cyborg Justino vs Arlene Blencowe 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
we hope to find a better quality video
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Official video
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Official highlights
Cyborg vs Blencowe 2 result
Cris Cyborg Justino defeated Arlene Blencowe via unanimous decision. Scores were 49–45, 49–45, 49–45.