Bellator mixed martial arts events in 2022
2022 in Bellator MMA Promotion Bellator MMA First date January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29 ) Last date December 31, 2022 (2022-12-31 ) Total events 18 Total fights 228 Title fights 15
2022 in Bellator MMA was the fourteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA , a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
Events list [ edit ] # Event Date Venue City Country Ref. 18 Bellator MMA vs. Rizin December 31, 2022 Saitama Super Arena Saitama Japan [1] 17 Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello December 9, 2022 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut U.S. [2] 16 Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 November 18, 2022 Wintrust Arena Chicago, Illinois [3] 15 Bellator 287: Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui October 29, 2022 Allianz Cloud Milan Italy [4] 14 Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics October 1, 2022 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California U.S. [5] 13 Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally September 23, 2022 3Arena Dublin Ireland [6] 12 Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi August 12, 2022 Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota U.S. [7] 11 Bellator 283: Lima vs. Jackson July 22, 2022 Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel Tacoma, Washington [8] 10 Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen June 24, 2022 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut [9] 9 Bellator 281: MVP vs. Storley May 13, 2022 SSE Arena London England [10] 8 Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo May 6, 2022 AccorHotels Arena Paris France [11] 7 Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 April 23, 2022 Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. [12] 6 Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. Carmouche April 22, 2022 5 Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 April 15, 2022 SAP Center San Jose, California [13] 4 Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell March 12, 2022 Family Arena St. Louis, Missouri [14] 3 Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford February 25, 2022 3Arena Dublin Ireland [15] 2 Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley February 19, 2022 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut U.S. [16] 1 Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky January 29, 2022 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona [17]
Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament [ edit ]
^ Julius Anglickas replaced an injured Anthony Johnson.[18] ^ Original final match was held at Bellator 277 and ended in a No Contest;[19] A rematch final took place November 18, 2022 at Bellator 288 .[20] Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament [ edit ] The eight participants of the tournament were revealed on December 3, 2021. They include current champion Sergio Pettis , the former Rizin and Bellator champion Kyoji Horiguchi , another former Bellator champion in Juan Archuleta , who captured the vacant bantamweight title in 2020 against Patchy Mix , who will also be in the tournament. The final four fighters in the Grand Prix are all ranked in the top six by Bellator at 135 pounds: Magomed Magomedov , James Gallagher, Raufeon Stots and Leandro Higo .[21] [22] [23] Pettis and Gallagher would eventually pull out due to injuries requiring surgery.[24] [25] Due to the pull outs, two wild card qualifier bouts between Josh Hill and Enrique Barzola , with the winner meeting Magomed Magomedov in the opening round, and the second qualifier between Jornel Lugo and Danny Sabatello , which will have the winner face Leandro Higo in the first round of the tournament.[26] Due to Covid, Hill had to pull out of the bout and was replaced by Nikita Mikhailov.[27] [28]
Title fights [ edit ] Title fights in 2022 Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes Heavyweight Ryan Bader (c) def. Valentin Moldavsky (ic) Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 Bellator 273 [a] Middleweight Gegard Mousasi (c) def. Austin Vanderford TKO (punches) 1 1:25 Bellator 275 [b] Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) vs. Corey Anderson No Contest (accidental clash of heads) 3 4:55 Bellator 277 [c] Featherweight Patrício Pitbull def. A. J. McKee (c) Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 Bellator 277 [d] Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche def. Juliana Velasquez (c) TKO (elbows) 4 4:47 Bellator 278 [e] Bantamweight Raufeon Stots def. Juan Archuleta KO (head kick and elbows) 3 0:16 Bellator 279 [f] Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) def. Arlene Blencowe Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) 5 5:00 Bellator 279 [g] Heavyweight Ryan Bader (c) def. Cheick Kongo Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 Bellator 280 [h] Welterweight Logan Storley def. Michael Page Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) 5 5:00 Bellator 281 [i] Middleweight Johnny Eblen def. Gegard Mousasi (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 Bellator 282 [j] Featherweight Patrício Pitbull (c) def. Ádám Borics Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 50–45) 5 5:00 Bellator 286 [k] Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov def. Patricky Pitbull (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–44) 5 5:00 Bellator 288 [l] Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) def. Corey Anderson Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 Bellator 288 [m] Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche (c) def. Juliana Velasquez Submission (armbar) 2 4:24 Bellator 289 [n] Bantamweight Raufeon Stots (ic) def. Danny Sabatello Decision (split) (45–50, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 Bellator 289 [o]
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