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).