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Bellator’s return to Hawaii features local fighters

By Jamm Aquino

April 22, 2022

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Kai Kamaka, right, faces off with opponent Justin Gonzales during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday. Bellator 279 takes place at the Blaisdell Arena on Saturday.
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Kai Kamaka, second from right, poses with opponent Justin Gonzales, second from left, during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Yancy Medeiros flashes a shaka during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Yancy Medeiros flashes a shaka during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Emmanuel Sanchez flexes during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Emmanuel Sanchez flexes during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Emmanuel Sanchez, left, and opponent Yancy Medeiros face off during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Emmanuel Sanchez, left, and opponent Yancy Medeiros face off during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Emmanuel Sanchez, left, and opponent Yancy Medeiros face off during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Justine Kish flexes during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane walks with lei during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane flexes during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane, left, presents opponent Justine Kish with a lei during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane, left, and Justine Kish pose during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Raufeon Stots flexes during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Juan Archuleta thumps his chest during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Juan Archuleta flexes during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Juan Archuleta, left, and Raufeon Stots pose during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Arlene Blencowe raises the Australian flag during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Cris Cyborg during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Cris Cyborg flexes during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Cris Cyborg flexes during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Cris Cyborg, left, and Arlene Blencowe face off during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday.
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Cris Cyborg, left, and Arlene Blencowe pose during the official weigh-in for the Bellator 279 mixed martial arts event on Friday,.

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