We present the results of the Bellator 278 tournament held on April 23 in Honolulu. The event was headed by the title fight in the women's flyweight division of Juliana Velasquez - Liz Carmouche.
Preliminary card:
Welterweight: Blake Perry defeated Makoah Cooper via submission submission, round 2
Welterweight: Dante Shiro defeated Scotty Hao by TKO, round 3
Featherweight: Weber Almeida defeated Fabricio Franco by TKO, 1st round
Main card:
Catchweight (up to 160 lbs): Manny Muro defeated Nate Andrews via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight: Grant Neal defeated Christian Edwards via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Bantamweight: Danny Sabatello defeated Jornel Lugo via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–26, 30–26)
Catchweight (up to 140 pounds): Enrique Barzola defeated Nikita Mikhailov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Women's flyweight title shot: Liz Carmouche (new champion) defeated Juliana Velasquez via TKO, round 4