Bellator kicked off its weekend doubleheader on Friday with Bellator 278 , which took place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and saw a championship belt switch hands in the main event. Although the finish was marred in controversy, Liz Carmouche (17-7 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) left the event as the new women’s flyweight titleholder after securing a fourth-round TKO of Juliana Velasquez (12-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) in the headlining matchup