The Hawaiian Yancy Medeiros gets his wish as he will take on Emmanuel Sanchez in front of his home crowd at Bellator 279.
Yancy Medeiros to Face Emmanuel Sanchez in His Backyard
The matchup was first reported by MMA Junkie as is set to take place Saturday, April 23 at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu as a part of the second installment of Bellator’s doubleheader. Bellator 278 takes place a day before in the same location with both main cards being broadcast on Showtime.
A former UFC fighter, Medeiros was campaigning for a fight in his home state since promotion announced its 2022 return to Hawaii.