| Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | November 12, 2021 | |||
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood | |||
| City | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |||
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Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on November 12, 2021, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, United States. [1] [2]
The event was headlined by Cris Cyborg who faced off against Sinead Kavanagh for the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship. Cyborg completed her third successful title defense since coming over from the UFC in 2019. The 36-year-old captured the championship in her first promotional appearance when she stopped Julia Budd in the fourth round at Bellator 238 in January 2020. Since then, Cyborg has gone on to earn stoppage wins over Arlene Biencowe and Leslie Smith. Kavanagh got her first shot at Bellator gold in her ninth promotional appearance. The SBG Ireland featherweight entered the bout on back-to-back victories — a unanimous decision win over Katharina Lehner at Bellator Euro Series 9 in October, and a second-round TKO of Olga Rubin at Bellator 234. [1] [2]
A heavyweight bout between #6 ranked Steve Mowry and promotional newcomer Rakim Cleveland was also scheduled for this event. [3]
A middleweight bout between Jordan Newman and Shane O'Shea was scheduled for the event, however O'Shea won't weigh-in due to undisclosed reasons and the bout was scrapped. [4]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | def. | Sinead Kavanagh | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Linton Vassell | def. | Tyrell Fortune | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Aaron Pico | def. | Justin Gonzales | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Arlene Blencowe | def. | Pam Sorenson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Steve Mowry | def. | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:28 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Bruna Ellen | def. | Desiree Yanez | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Roman Faraldo | def. | Robert Turnquest | KO (flying knee) | 1 | 1:17 | |
| Featherweight | Cody Law | def. | Colton Hamm | KO (elbows) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Catchweight (128 lb) | Valerie Loureda | def. | Taylor Turner | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | def. | Mo DeReese | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ethan Hughes | def. | Mahmoud Fawzy | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:05 | |
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