''Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix'' was a

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event produced by

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that took place on April 22, 2023, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in

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, United States.

Background

An interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship bout and the final of the $1 million dollar Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament between interim champion

Raufeon Stots Raufeon Stots (born December 16, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is a former Interim Bellator Bantamweight C ...

and former title challenger Patchy Mix headlined the event. A women's flyweight bout between former Bellator Women's Flyweight Champion

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (born April 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the Global Fight League (GFL), where she competes in the flyweight division. Macfarlane previously competed in Bellator MMA, where she ...

and

Kana Watanabe is a Japanese mixed martial artist. She is competing in the Flyweight division of Bellator MMA. Kana Watanabe spent most of her career fighting in her native Japan, until she began fighting in Bellator MMA. Judo She started judo at the age of ...

was the co-main event. A featherweight bout between

Aaron Pico Aaron Pico (born September 23, 1996) is an American mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He started out his career in Bellator MMA, w ...

and Otto Rodrigues was scheduled for this event. However, Rodrigues had to pull out with injury in early April and was replaced by James Gonzalez. At weigh-ins,

Ray Borg Ray Borg (born August 4, 1993), is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor until 2023, Borg is best known for his 12–fight tenure in the Ultima ...

and Keoni Diggs experienced weight management issues and were unable to weigh-in, with both their bouts; a flyweight one against

Kyoji Horiguchi is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He most recently competed in Rizin FF in the Flyweight division, where he was a former RIZIN Flyweight Champion and former RIZIN Bantamweight Championsh ...

for Borg and a featherweight one against Weber Almerida for Diggs being scrapped. Both Borg and Diggs were subsequently released from the promotion.

Results

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Background

Results

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