HONOLULU – The pre-fight necessities are in the books for the first of two Bellator events this week, and all that’s left to do is fight. The Bellator 278 fighters got face to face for the first and only time, officially at least, at Thursday’s ceremonial weigh-ins. Included in that mix were headliners Juliana Velasquez (12-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) and Liz Carmouche (16-7 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), who fight for Velasquez’s women’s flyweight title. The two shared a perhaps surprisingly tense faceoff that left the challenger grinning at the champ, who refused to give anything but a scowl. The most intense faceoff was between Christian Edwards (5-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) and Grant Neal (6-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA), who meet in a light heavyweight bout on the main card. Stage manager Burt Watson could be seen telling Neal to keep his cool before he got to the faceoff, then was heard telling the two to save it for when they get paid.
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Bellator 278 ceremonial weigh-in faceoffs video: Some intense moments in Honolulu – MMA Junkie