Cyborg and Blencowe met at Bellator 249 in October, with the former winning by second-round submission. It was the first Cyborg ever made an opponent tap out. A win would be her fourth consecutive title defense, which would tie Ben Askren for the promotional record.
Standing in her way is Blencowe. Since losing to Cyborg, the former boxer turned mixed martial artist has won back-to-back contests over Dayana Silva and Pam Sorenson, respectively, to earn herself another crack at capturing featherweight gold.
Here is everything you need to know about Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2.
When is Bellator 279, date, start time
Date: Saturday, April 22
Main card: 10:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 a.m. BST
Main event ringwalks (approx): Midnight ET / 5 a.m. BST
The main card gets underway at 10:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 a.m. BST, with the main event ringwalks scheduled for Midnight ET / 5 a.m. BST. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard bouts.
What channel/stream is Bellator 279?
U.S.: Showtime
UK: BBC iPlayer
Showtime will broadcast the fight in the United States, while UK fans can stream the event on BBC iPlayer.
Where is Bellator 279?
The fight card takes place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
Cris Cyborg record and bio
Nationality: Brazilian
Born: July 9, 1985
Height: 5'8"
Reach: 68"
Total Fights: 28
Record: 25-2 with one no-contest
Arlene Blencowe record and bio
Nationality: Australian
Born: April 11, 1983
Height: 5'6"
Reach: 66"
Total Fights: 23
Record: 15-8
Bellator 279 fight card
Main Card
- Cris Cyborg (c) vs. Arlene Blencowe for Cyborg's Women's Featherweight title
- Juan Archuleta vs. Raufeon Stots; Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarterfinal bout for the interim Bantamweight World Championship
- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Patchy Mix; Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarterfinals
- Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Justine Kish; Women's Flyweight
Preliminary Card
- Janay Harding vs. Dayana Silva; Women's Featherweight
- Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Nainoa Dung; Lightweight
- Kai Kamaka III vs. Justin Gonzales; Featherweight
- Sumiko Inaba vs. Whittany Pyles; Women's Flyweight
- Goiti Yamauchi vs. Levan Chokheli; Welterweight
- Yancy Medeiros vs. Emmanuel Sanchez; Lightweight
- Keoni Diggs vs. Bobby King; Lightweight
- Randi Field vs. Maraya Miller; Catchweight (120 lb)
- Ryan Dela Cruz vs. Jordan Winski; Bantamweight