''Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. Carmouche'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

that took place on April 22, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

Background

Bellator 278 was dedicated for military and first responders meaning that there will be no tickets on sale to the general public. The event was headlined a Bellator Women's Flyweight Title Bout between undefeated flyweight champ,

Juliana Velasquez Juliana Velasquez Tonasse (born October 19, 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the flyweight division of Bellator MMA, where she is the former Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. As of April 26, ...

and challenger Liz Carmouche. The event also featured two wild card qualifier bouts for the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix due to injuries removing Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Sergio Pettis and James Gallagher from the tournament. Josh Hill was to face Enrique Barzola with the winner later meeting Magomed Magomedov in the opening round, while the winner of the second qualifier between Jornel Lugo and

Danny Sabatello Danny Sabatello (born March 31, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. As of December 13, 2022, he is #5 in the Bellator Bantamweight Rankings. Background Coming from a Sicilian fa ...

would face

Leandro Higo Leandro Higo (born January 19, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also competed for Resurrection Fighting Alliance and Legacy Fighting A ...

in the first round of the tournament. Due to Covid, Hill had to pull out of the bout and was replaced by Nikita Mikhailov. A bantamweight bout between Cee Jay Hamilton and Jared Scoggins was scheduled for this event. However, Scoggins pulled out of the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by Érik Pérez. Pérez in turn pulled out of the bout and Hamilton was not rebooked, instead being paid his show money, despite not weighing in or fighting. A lightweight bout between

Tofiq Musayev Tofiq Musayev (born December 15, 1989) is an Azerbaijani mixed martial artist, competing in the lightweight division of Bellator MMA. As of November 22, 2022, he is #3 in the Bellator Lightweight Rankings. Early life Tofiq Musayev was born i ...

and Zach Zane was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was scrapped after Zane pulled out due to unknown reasons and Tofiq wasn't rebooked against a new opponent.

Results

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Results

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