The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood Florida hosts Bellator 271. The 11-fight card is headlined Ireland’s Sinead Kavanagh challenging Brazil’s Cris Cyborg for the Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship.
Cris Cyborg is the only female MMA fighter to have captured titles in Strikeforce, Invicta FC, UFC, & Bellator. Currently Cyborg is on a four-fight win streak heading to her third defense of the Bellator championship. Kavanagh has been apart of the Bellator roster since 2016, debuting with a unanimous decision win over Elina Kallionidou. And earning the title shot off wins over Olga Rubin & Katharina Lehner.
Main Card
- Women’s Featherweight Title Bout: (still Champ) Cris Cyborg (25-2) def. Sinead Kavanagh (7-5) by KO (punches) 1:32 R1
- Heavyweight Bout: Linton Vassell (22-8) def. Tyrell Fortune (11-2) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Featherweight Bout: Aaron Pico (9-3) def. Justin Gonzales (12-1) by (30-26, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Women’s Featherweight Bout: Arlene Blencowe (15-8) def. Pam Sorenson (9-4) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
Prelims
- Heavyweight Bout: Steve Mowry (10-0) def. Rakim Cleveland (22-14) by submission (kimura) 3:28 R1
- Women’s Flyweight Bout: Bruna Ellen (6-3) def. Desiree Yanez (5-4) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Welterweight Bout: Roman Faraldo (6-0) def. Robert Turnquest (11-8) by KO (jump switch knee) 1:17 R1
- Featherweight Bout: Cody Law (5-0) def. Colton Hamm (4-4) by KO (ground strikes) 4:21 R1
- Women’s Flyweight Bout: Valerie Loureda (4-1) def. Taylor Turner (5-7) by (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) split decision
- Heavyweight Bout: Waldo Cortes-Acosta (4-0) def. Muhammed DeReese (9-5) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- Welterweight Bout: Ethan Hughes (2-0) def. Mahmoud Fawzy Sebie (2-1) by TKO (punches) 4:05 R3
