Hawaii is set and ready for action to kick as Bellator is returning with a huge doubleheader.
Night one’s main event, the Bellator women’s flyweight title is on the line as Liz Carmouche meets Deanna Bennett for a second time. And in the co-main we have a heavy hitter heavyweight battle between Tim Johnson vs Said Sowma who are both looking to show out and move up the rankings.
BELLATOR 294: CARMOUCHE VS. BENNETT 2 MAIN CARD:
Friday, April 21 – live on SHOWTIME 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT/4 p.m. HST (local)
- Flyweight World Title Bout: C-Liz Carmouche (18-7) vs. #4DeAnna Bennett (13-7-1)
- Heavyweight Co-Main Event: #6-Tim Johnson (15-9) vs. Said Sowma (8-4)
- Featherweight Bout: #2-Arlene Blencowe (15-9) vs. Sara McMann (13-6)
Night two is headlined by Raufeon Stots vs Patchy Mix in the finals of the Bantamweight World Grand Prix. Plus the winner take home a million dollars. This one is sure to not disappoint. It should be a great showdown with both fighters putting it all on the line. In the co main we have a flyweight bout between former Womens Flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Kana Watanabe. This one should be a high pace technical fight where both fighters are looking to bring it for the fans and put on a show for the locals in Hawaii and the world!!
BELLATOR 295: STOTS VS. MIX MAIN CARD:
Saturday, April 22 – live on SHOWTIME
10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT/4 p.m. HST (local)
- Bantamweight World Grand Prix Final: IC-Raufeon Stots (19-2) vs. #2-Patchy Mix (17-1)
- Flyweight Bout: #3-Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (12-2) vs. #2-Kana Watanabe (11-1-1)
PRELIMINARY CARD:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT/1 p.m. HST (local)
- Heavyweight Bout: Davion Franklin (5-1) vs. Kasim Aras (7-1)
- Lightweight Bout: Yancy Medeiros (16-8, 1 NC) vs. Charlie Leary (17-13-1)
- Lightweight Bout: Bobby King (12-5) vs. Aalon Cruz (10-4)
- Featherweight Bout: Keoni Diggs (10-2) vs. Weber Almeida (7-1)
- Featherweight Bout: Kai Kamaka III (10-5-1) vs. Adli Edwards (9-2)
- Flyweight Bout: #9– Sumiko Inaba (5-0) vs. #7- VetaArteaga (7-4)
*Card subject to change.
By Gabriel Padilla