Bellator 295

Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 22, 2023, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.^[1][2][3][4]

Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix
The poster for Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22)
Venue	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
City	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards

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 and former title challenger Patchy Mix headlined the event.^[4]

A women's flyweight bout between former Bellator Women's Flyweight Champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Kana Watanabe was the co-main event.^[5]

A featherweight bout between Aaron Pico and Otto Rodrigues was scheduled for this event.^[6] However, Rodrigues had to pull out with injury in early April and was replaced by James Gonzalez.^[7]

At weigh-ins, Ray Borg and Keoni Diggs experienced weight management issues and were unable to weigh-in, with both their bouts; a flyweight one against Kyoji Horiguchi for Borg and a featherweight one against Weber Almerida for Diggs being scrapped.^[8] Both Borg and Diggs were subsequently released from the promotion.^[9]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Patchy Mix	def.	Raufeon Stots (ic)	KO (knee)	1	1:20	[a]
Women's Flyweight	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	def.	Kana Watanabe	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (165 lbs)	Yancy Medeiros	vs.	Charlie Leary	NC (overturned)	1	4:39	[b]
Featherweight	Aaron Pico	def.	James Gonzalez	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Featherweight	Mads Burnell	def.	Justin Gonzales	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Kai Kamaka III	def.	Adli Edwards	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Sumiko Inaba	def.	Veta Arteaga	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Aalon Cruz	def.	Bobby King	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Davion Franklin	def.	Kasim Aras	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Bruna Ellen	def.	Ilara Joanne	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Masayuki Kikuiri	def.	Alexey Shurkevich	KO (punch)	2	4:33

1. Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament Final bout for the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship and $1 million dollars prize.
2. Originally a Submission (rear-naked choke) win for Medeiros; overturned after he tested positive for a banned substance.

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2023 in Bellator MMA
• List of Bellator MMA events
• List of current Bellator fighters