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We want your predictions for Saturday’s Bellator 279 event in Honolulu
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 279 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. Bellator 279 takes place Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. It is the second of back-to-back nights of Bellator events in Hawaii’s capital city. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Ryan Dela Cruz vs. Jordan Winski
Records: Ryan Dela Cruz (12-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), Jordan Winski (11-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)
Past five: Dela Cruz 3-2, Winski 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Randi Field vs. Maraya Miller
Records: Randi Field (2-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), Maraya Miller (1-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)
Past five: Field 2-1, Miller 1-1
Division: 120-pound contract weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Keoni Diggs vs. Bobby King
Records: Keoni Diggs (9-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), Bobby King (11-4 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)
Past five: Diggs 4-1, King 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Yancy Medeiros vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Records: Yancy Medeiros (15-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Emmanuel Sanchez (20-7 MMA, 12-6 BMMA)
Past five: Medeiros 1-4, Sanchez 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Levan Chokheli vs. Goiti Yamauchi
Records: Levan Chokheli (10-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), Goiti Yamauchi (26-5 MMA, 12-4 BMMA)
Past five: Chokheli 4-1, Yamauchi 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Justin Gonzales vs. Kai Kamaka
Records: Justin Gonzales (12-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), Kai Kamaka (9-4-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)
Past five: Gonzales 4-1, Kamaka 2-2-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Nainoa Dung vs. Lance Gibson Jr.
Records: Nainoa Dung (4-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), Lance Gibson Jr. (5-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA)
Past five: Dung 3-2, Gibson 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Janay Harding vs. Dayana Silva
Records: Janay Harding (6-5 MMA, 3-3 BMMA), Dayana Silva (9-7 MMA, 0-2 BMMA)
Past five: Harding 3-2, Silva 2-3
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Justine Kish vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
Records: Justine Kish (7-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1 MMA, 10-1 BMMA)
Past five: Kish 1-4, Macfarlane 4-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Macfarlane No. 3, No. 13 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Patchy Mix
Records: Kyoji Horiguchi (29-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), Patchy Mix (15-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA)
Past five: Horiguchi 3-2, Mix 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Juan Archuleta vs. Raufeon Stots
Records: Juan Archuleta (25-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA), Raufeon Stots (17-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA)
Past five: Archuleta 3-2, Stots 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Cris Cyborg vs. Arlene Blencowe
Records: Cris Cyborg (25-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), Arlene Blencowe (15-8 MMA, 8-4 BMMA)
Past five: Cyborg 4-1, Blencowe 4-1
Division: Womens’ featherweight
Rankings: Cyborg No. 2, No. 3 pound-for-pound; Blencowe No. 4
Odds (as of 04.17.22): N/A
Bellator 279 fight card (as of April 17, 1 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10:30 p.m. ET)
- Champ Cris Cyborg vs. Arlene Blencowe – for women’s featherweight title
- Juan Archuleta vs. Raufeon Stots – for interim bantamweight title
- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Patchy Mix – bantamweight grand prix opening round
- Justine Kish vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 8 p.m. ET)
- Janay Harding vs. Dayana Silva
- Nainoa Dung vs. Lance Gibson Jr.
- Justin Gonzales vs. Kai Kamaka
- Levan Chokheli vs. Goiti Yamauchi
- Yancy Medeiros vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
- Keoni Diggs vs. Bobby King
- Randi Field vs. Maraya Miller
- Ryan Dela Cruz vs. Jordan Winski
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