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!
Arlene Blencowe fight videos
Cris Cyborg Justino vs Arlene Blencowe full fight Video Bellator 249 – 2020
The former Ufc women’s Fw, Strikeforce, Invicta Fc and current Bellator champion Cristiane Cyborg Justino entered this fight with a pro record of 22-2-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world. She was defeated by Amanda Nunes in 2018 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes) but then she has beat Felicia Spencer (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Felicia Spencer) and Julia Budd (Julia Budd vs Cris Cyborg Justino).
Her opponent, Arlene Blencowe, has an official mma record of 13-7-0 (62% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. She lost to Julia Budd in 2017 (Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2) but then she has won over Amber Leibrock, Amanda Bell and Leslie Smith. Blencowe vs Cyborg, main event of Bellator 249, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Cyborg’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on April 23, 2022 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Arlene Blencowe 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2 – full fight Video Bellator 189
The Bellator Fw champion Julia Budd entered this fight with a professional record of 10-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.3 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Ronda Rousey in 2011, since then she has won eight consecutive bouts beating Arlene Blencowe in 2016 and Marloes Coenen in 2017 (=Coenen vs Budd).
Her opponent, Arlene Blencowe, has a mma record of 10-6-0 (60% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. After losing to Budd last year she has fought three times in 2017 beating Sinead Kavanagh in her last bout. Budd vs Blencowe 2, main event of Bellator 189, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Budd’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!