Simply Results Bellator 278
The first of two nights of Bellator MMA action from Honolulu Hawaii is Bellator 278 from the Neil S. blaisdell Center.
The 10 fight card features to bantamweight Grand Prix qualifiers, while the main event has the first women to ever enter the octagon Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche challenging Brazil’s Juliana Velasquez for the Bellator Women’s Flyweight Championship.
Carmouche’s walks into her fourth attempt to become a world champion on a three-fight win streak that includes a 35 second knockout of Kana Watanabe. Velasquez has won her last two fights by decision capturing the champ belt from Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and defending adainst Denise Kielholtz.
Bellator 278
Bellator 278 Main Event: Bellator 278 Main Card: (10:30 p.m. ET)
- Women’s Flyweight Title: (New Champ) Liz Carmouche (17-7) def. Juliana Velasquez (22-6) by TKO (elbows on ground) 4:47 R4
- Bantamweight: Enrique Barzola (18-5-2) def. Nikita Mikhailov (9-2) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- Bantamweight: Danny Sabatello (12-1) def. Jornel Lugo (8-1) by (30-26 x3) unanimous decision
- Light-Heavyweight: Grant Neal (7-1) def. Christian Edwards (5-2) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- 160 lbs.: Manny Muro (13-7) def. Nate Andrews (16-5) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
Bellator 278 ‘Prelims’ Card: (8 p.m. ET)
- Featherweight: Weber Almeida (6-1) def. Fabricio Franco (8-5, 1 NC) by TKO (leg kicks) 3:01 R1
- Welterweight: Dante Schiro (9-3) def. Scotty Hao (5-4) by TKO (strikes) R3
- Welterweight: Blake Perry (1-0) def. Makoa Cooper (1-1) by submission (Anaconda choke) 4:14 R2
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