2022 in Bellator MMA

2022 in Bellator MMA was the fourteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

2022 in Bellator MMA
Information
PromotionBellator MMA
First dateJanuary 29, 2022 (2022-01-29)
Last dateDecember 31, 2022 (2022-12-31)
Events
Total events18
Fights
Total fights228
Title fights15

Events list
Main article: List of Bellator events
# 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
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Russia Vadim Nemkov (c) UD
 
 
 
 United States Phil Davis 5
 
 Russia Vadim Nemkov (c) SUB
 
 
 
 Lithuania Julius Anglickas[lower-alpha 1] 4
 
 United States Anthony Johnson KO
 
 
 
 Brazil Jose Augusto 2
 
 Russia Vadim Nemkov (c) UD
 
 
 
 United States Corey Anderson 5[lower-alpha 2]
 
 United States Corey Anderson TKO
 
 
 
 Turkmenistan Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov 3
 
 United States Corey Anderson TKO
 
 
 
 United States Ryan Bader 1
 
 United States Ryan Bader UD
 
 
 Brazil Lyoto Machida 5
 
  1. Julius Anglickas replaced an injured Anthony Johnson.[18]
  2. 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

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]

Wild CardsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
              
United States Juan Archuleta 3
United States Raufeon Stots KO
United States Raufeon Stots (ic) SD
United States Danny Sabatello 5
Brazil Leandro Higo 5
United States Danny Sabatello UD
United States Danny Sabatello UD
United States Jornel Lugo 3
United States Raufeon Stots (ic) 1
United States Patchy Mix KO
Russia Magomed Magomedov SUB
Peru Enrique Barzola 4
Peru Enrique Barzola UD
Russia Nikita Mikhailov 3
Russia Magomed Magomedov 2
United States Patchy Mix SUB
United States Patchy Mix UD
Japan Kyoji Horiguchi 5

Title fights
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 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi (c) def. Austin Vanderford TKO (punches) 1 1:25 Bellator 275 [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) vs. Corey Anderson No Contest (accidental clash of heads) 3 4:55 Bellator 277 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Patrício Pitbull def. A. J. McKee (c) Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 Bellator 277 [lower-alpha 4]
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche def. Juliana Velasquez (c) TKO (elbows) 4 4:47 Bellator 278 [lower-alpha 5]
Bantamweight Raufeon Stots def. Juan Archuleta KO (head kick and elbows) 3 0:16 Bellator 279 [lower-alpha 6]
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) def. Arlene Blencowe Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) 5 5:00 Bellator 279 [lower-alpha 7]
Heavyweight Ryan Bader (c) def. Cheick Kongo Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 Bellator 280 [lower-alpha 8]
Welterweight Logan Storley def. Michael Page Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) 5 5:00 Bellator 281 [lower-alpha 9]
Middleweight Johnny Eblen def. Gegard Mousasi (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 Bellator 282 [lower-alpha 10]
Featherweight Patrício Pitbull (c) def. Ádám Borics Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 50–45) 5 5:00 Bellator 286 [lower-alpha 11]
Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov def. Patricky Pitbull (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–44) 5 5:00 Bellator 288 [lower-alpha 12]
Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) def. Corey Anderson Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 Bellator 288 [lower-alpha 13]
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche (c) def. Juliana Velasquez Submission (armbar) 2 4:24 Bellator 289 [lower-alpha 14]
Bantamweight Raufeon Stots (ic) def. Danny Sabatello Decision (split) (45–50, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 Bellator 289 [lower-alpha 15]
  1. For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
  2. For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
  3. For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
  4. For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
  5. For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship.
  6. For the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship
  7. For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.
  8. For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
  9. For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship
  10. For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship
  11. For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
  12. For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship
  13. For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
  14. For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship
  15. For the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship

See also

References
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