The Gibson Family was no stranger to entering an enemy territory in Hawaii.
Lance Gibson Sr., a retired MMA and UFC Veteran, fought several times at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, for Superbrawl fights 4,5,10, and 13.
So for Lance Jr. to be walking at Neal S. Blaisdell was like walking in memory lane through his father’s stories rather than in walking in enemy territory. The Hawaiians welcomed Lance Gibson Jr. and the rest of the team with respect and Aloha.
Lance Gibson Jr. faced adversities against hometown boy Nainoa Dung, dropping him early at the beginning of the round.
As per Gibson Jr. post fight interview, that drop inspired Gibson Jr. to perform to his best abilities and continued to dominate the entire three rounds.
Lance Gibson Jr. (6-0) defeated Nainoa Dung (4-3) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)
Lance Gibson Jr. vs Nainoa Dung
Photos by Lucas Noonan, Bellator
BELLATOR 279: CYBORG VS. BLENCOWE 2 / ARCHULETA VS. STOTS MAIN CARD:
C-Cris “Cyborg” (26-2) defeated #1-Arlene Blencowe (15-9) via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45)
#3-Raufeon Stots (18-1) defeated #1-Juan Archuleta (25-4) via knockout (punch) at :16 of round three
Justine Kish (8-5) defeated #1-Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-2) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
#2-Patchy Mix (16-1) defeated #5-Kyoji Horiguchi (29-5) via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
Yancy Medeiros (16-8) defeated #6-Emmanuel Sanchez (20-8) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Goiti Yamauchi (27-5) defeated Levan Chokheli (10-2) via submission (armbar) at 3:49 of round one
Sumiko Inaba (4-0) defeated Whittany Pyles (3-5) via KO (punch) at 1:22 of round one
Randi Field (3-1) defeated Maraya Miller (1-2) via submission (rear-naked choke) at :48 of round two
Jordan Winski (12-3) defeated Ryan Dela Cruz (12-9) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bobby King (12-4) defeated Keoni Diggs (9-2) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Dayana Silva (10-7) defeated #6-Janay Harding (6-6) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
#9-Justin Gonzalez (13-1) defeated Kai Kamaka III (9-5-1) via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Lance Gibson Jr. (6-0) defeated Nainoa Dung (4-3) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)