2021 in Bellator MMA

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Information
First dateApril 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)
Last dateDecember 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)
Events
Total events18
Fights
Total fightsTBD
Title fights13

2021 in Bellator MMA was the thirteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 18 events in 2021.

Background[]

The promotion went on a hiatus following Bellator 254 on December 10, 2020, which would be the final card to air on CBS Sports Network.[1] Beginning in April, all Bellator cards will air exclusively on the premium Showtime network.[2] Bellator 255, taking place on April 2, 2021, will be the promotion's debut on Showtime and the first MMA card to air on the network in over eight years; the last event being Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine on January 12, 2013.

Events list[]

Main article: List of Bellator events

Past events[]

# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref.
18 Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi December 3, 2021 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut U.S. [3]
17 Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh November 12, 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Hollywood, Florida 7,079 [4]
16 Bellator 270: Queally vs. Pitbull 2 November 5, 2021 3Arena Dublin Ireland 13,902 [5]
15 Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson October 23, 2021 VTB Arena Moscow Russia 11,864 [6]
14 Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas October 16, 2021 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona U.S. 10,308 [7]
13 Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 October 1, 2021 Wembley Arena London England 14,068 [8]
12 Bellator 266: Davis vs. Romero September 18, 2021 SAP Center San Jose, California U.S. 10,931 [9]
11 Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov August 20, 2021 Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota 3,500 [10]
10 Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter August 13, 2021 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut 9,624 [11]
9 Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee July 31, 2021 The Forum Inglewood, California 11,282 [12]
8 Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz July 16, 2021 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut 2,250 [13]
7 Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky June 25, 2021 1,900 [14]
6 Bellator 260: Lima vs. Amosov June 11, 2021 2,500 [15]
5 Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 May 21, 2021 0 [16]
4 Bellator 258: Archuleta vs. Pettis May 7, 2021 [17]
3 Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 Apr 16, 2021 [18]
2 Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 Apr 9, 2021 [19]
1 Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 Apr 2, 2021 [20]

Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Tournament[]

Current featherweight champion, Patrício Freire, is a participant and if he were to lose, the victor will be declared lineal champion until he loses or wins the tournament and becomes undisputed champion.
 
Opening round
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 United States A. J. McKee KO
 
 
 
 Armenia Georgi Karakhanyan 1
 
 United States A. J. McKee SUB
 
 
 
 United States Derek Campos 3
 
 United States Derek Campos UD
 
 
 
 United States Daniel Straus 3
 
 United States A. J. McKee SUB
 
 
 
 United States Darrion Caldwell 1
 
 United States Darrion Caldwell UD
 
 
 
 United States Henry Corrales 3
 
 United States Darrion Caldwell SUB
 
 
 
 Hungary 1
 
 Hungary TKO
 
 
 
 United States Pat Curran 2
 
 United States A. J. McKee SUB
 
 
 
 Brazil Patricio Freire (c) 1
 
 Brazil Patricio Freire (c) UD
 
 
 
 United States Juan Archuleta 5
 
 Brazil Patricio Freire (c) KO
 
 
 
 Portugal Pedro Carvalho 1
 
 Portugal Pedro Carvalho SUB
 
 
 
 United States Sam Sicilia 2
 
 Brazil Patricio Freire (c) SUB
 
 
 
 United States Emmanuel Sanchez 1
 
 United States Emmanuel Sanchez SUB
 
 
 
 United States Tywan Claxton 2
 
 United States Emmanuel Sanchez UD
 
 
 
 Germany Daniel Weichel 5
 
 Germany Daniel Weichel UD
 
 
 United Kingdom Saul Rogers 3
 
Legend
(SD)   (Split Decision)
(UD)   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)   (Majority Decision)
SUB   Submission
(T)KO   (Technical) Knock Out
L   Loss
#   Round

Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament[]

 
Quarter-finals
  • v
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Russia Vadim Nemkov (c) UD
 
 
 
 United States Phil Davis 5
 
 Russia Vadim Nemkov (c) SUB
 
 
 
 Lithuania Julius Anglickas* 4
 
 United States Anthony Johnson KO
 
 
 
 Brazil Jose Augusto 2
 
 Russia Vadim Nemkov (c)
 
 
 
 United States Corey Anderson
 
 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
 
  • Julius Anglickas replaced an injured Anthony Johnson[21]
Legend
(SD)   (Split Decision)
(UD)   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)   (Majority Decision)
SUB   Submission
(T)KO   (Technical) Knock Out
L   Loss
#   Round

Title fights[]

Title fights in 2021
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Featherweight Patricio Freire (c) def. Emmanuel Sanchez Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:35 Bellator 255 [a]
Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) def. Phil Davis Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 Bellator 257 [b]
Bantamweight Sergio Pettis def. Juan Archuleta (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 Bellator 258 [c]
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) def. Leslie Smith TKO (punches) 5 4:51 Bellator 259 [d]
Welterweight Yaroslav Amosov def. Douglas Lima (c) Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) 5 5:00 Bellator 260 [e]
Heavyweight Valentin Moldavsky def. Timothy Johnson Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) 5 5:00 Bellator 261 [f]
Women's Flyweight Juliana Velasquez (c) def. Denise Kielholtz Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) 5 5:00 Bellator 262 [g]
Featherweight A. J. McKee def. Patricio Freire (c) Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:57 Bellator 263 [h]
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi (c) def. John Salter TKO (punches) 3 2:07 Bellator 264 [i]
Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) def. Julius Anglickas Submission (kimura) 4 4:25 Bellator 268 [j]
Lightweight Patricky Pitbull def. Peter Queally TKO (punches) 2 1:05 Bellator 270 [k]
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) def. Sinead Kavanagh KO (punches) 1 1:32 Bellator 271 [l]
Bantamweight Sergio Pettis (c) def. Kyoji Horiguchi KO (spinning backfist) 4 3:24 Bellator 272 [m]
  1. ^ For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
  2. ^ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
  3. ^ For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship
  4. ^ For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.
  5. ^ For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship.
  6. ^ For the Bellator Interim Heavyweight World Championship.
  7. ^ For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship.
  8. ^ For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
  9. ^ For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
  10. ^ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
  11. ^ For the vacant Bellator Lightweight World Championship.
  12. ^ For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.
  13. ^ For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Steven Marrocco (February 3, 2021). "Bellator targets April 9 for 2021 return in familiar venue". mmafighting.com.
  2. ^ Brent Brookhouse (2021-02-09). "Bellator set for Showtime debut in April as star-studded Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix headlines slate". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  3. ^ Martin, Damon (2021-10-20). "Sergio Pettis defends bantamweight title against Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator event on Dec. 3". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  4. ^ Heck, Mike (2021-10-06). "Cris Cyborg vs. Sinead Kavanagh featherweight title fight set for Bellator 271". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  5. ^ "Bellator zeroes in on James Gallagher vs. Patchy Mix grudge match in Ireland". MMA Junkie. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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  7. ^ "Sources: Nemkov-Johnson among Bellator semis". ESPN.com. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  8. ^ "Bellator London fight card: Douglas Lima vs. Michael 'Venom' Page 2 to headline return to England". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  9. ^ Helwani, Ariel. "Yoel Romero's Bellator debut is set (again)". arielhelwani.substack.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  10. ^ "Bellator 265 heads to South Dakota, adds Alejandra Lara vs. DeAnna Bennett matchup". MMA Junkie. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  11. ^ "Gegard Mousasi to defend title vs. John Salter at Bellator 264 in Connecticut". MMA Junkie. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  12. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2021-06-10). "Patricio Pitbull vs. AJ McKee grand prix final set for July 30 Bellator event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  13. ^ "Velasquez to defend Bellator title vs. Kielholtz". ESPN.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  14. ^ Heck, Mike (2021-05-07). "Tim Johnson vs. Valentin Moldavsky set for promotion's first interim heavyweight title fight at Bellator 261". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  15. ^ "Bellator 260 set for June with Douglas Lima vs. Yaroslav Amosov headliner". MMA Junkie. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  16. ^ Anderson, Jay (2 April 2021). "Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith 2 Announced for Bellator 259". Cageside Press. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ^ Nolan King (February 9, 2021). "Bellator 258 set for May 7, headlined by Juan Archuleta vs. Sergio Pettis title fight". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  18. ^ Bohn, Mike (17 April 2021). "Bellator 257 post-event facts: Is 6-foot-8 Steve Mowry a contender?". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  19. ^ Bohn, Mike (11 April 2021). "Bellator 256 post-event facts: Lyoto Machida falls to 0-4 in rematches". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  20. ^ Bohn, Mike (3 April 2021). "Bellator 255 post-event facts: Patricio 'Pitbull' hits new milestones on epic resume". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  21. ^ King, Nolan (2021-09-18). "With Anthony Johnson out, Julius Anglickas joins Bellator grand prix to fight Vadim Nemkov Title". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

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