Exclusive: “Bellator 279” Winners Bobby King & Goiti Yamauchi Answer Questions From The Hype

Bellator is a leading global MMA and kickboxing promotion featuring many of the best athletes in the world. Under the direction of veteran fight promoter Scott Coker, Bellator events take place in major cities around the world and can be seen on television in over 160 countries to an available audience of over 1 billion people. In the States, Bellator events from all over the world can be seen on Showtime — a new TV deal announced last year — and online via Pluto TV and Bellator’s YouTube channel.

Bellator 279 took place on April 23, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Headlined by the highly-anticipated rematch of Cris Cyborg and Arlene Blencowe, the card also features 2 World Grand Prix Quarterfinals matches as Juan Archuleta took on Raufeon Stots and Patchy Mix battled Kyoji Horiguchi. Another buzzed-about match was booked between “Fearless” Lance Gibson Jr. — who spoke with The Hype Magazine prior to his fight, as embedded below — and Nainoa Dung.

On April 23, 2022, Q&A was conducted with winners Bobby King and Goiti Yamauchi via Zoom, as embedded below. More on upcoming Bellator MMA events can be found here, here and here.

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."