HONOLULU – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official Bellator 295 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins took place at the Bellator host hotel in Honolulu. The nearby Neal S. Blaisdell Arena hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. It is the second of back-to-back shows in Honolulu.
Among those weighing in were interim bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) and Patchy Mix (17-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA), who meet in the main event. The fight also is the final in the $1 million grand prix. In the co-feature, Hawaii’s own Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (12-2 MMA, 11-2 BMMA), a former women’s flyweight champ, take on Kana Watanabe (11-1-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA).
It was far from a flawless session. Before it began, Bellator announced Ray Borg had experienced “weight management issues” and his flyweight bout with Kyoji Horiguchi was off. Additionally, the matchup between Weber Almeida and Keoni Diggs was also pulled from the lineup during the weigh-in window.
The full Bellator 295 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 11 p.m. ET)
- Interim champ Raufeon Stots (134.2) vs. Patchy Mix (135) – for interim bantamweight title; grand prix final
- Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (126) vs. Kana Watanabe (125.6)
- James Gonzalez (145.8) vs. Aaron Pico (145.6)
- Charlie Leary (164.2) vs. Yancy Medeiros (162.4) – 165-pound contract weight
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 8 p.m. ET)
- Mads Burnell (144.4) vs. Justin Gonzales (145.6)
- Adli Edwards (145.6) vs. Kai Kamaka (145.4)
- Veta Arteaga (125.8) vs. Sumiko Inaba (124.4)
- Aalon Cruz (156) vs. Bobby King (155.4)
- Kasim Aras (251.8) vs. Davion Franklin (259.2)
- Bruna Ellen (125.6) vs. Ilara Joanne (125.4)
- Masayuki Kikuiri (169) vs. Alexey Shurkevich (170.8)
