2022 in Bellator MMA

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2022 in Bellator MMA
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PromotionBellator MMA
First dateJanuary 29, 2022 (2022-01-29)
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2022 in Bellator MMA is the fourteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Events list[]

Main article: List of Bellator events

Scheduled events[]

Event Date Venue City Country Ref.
Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 April 15, 2022 SAP Center San Jose, California U.S. [1]
Bellator 278 April 22, 2022 Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. [2]
Bellator 279: Juan vs. Stots April 23, 2022 Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii U.S. [2]
Bellator Paris: Bader vs. Kongo May 6, 2022 AccorHotels Arena Paris France [3]
Bellator London: Amosov vs. MVP May 13, 2022 SSE Arena London England [4]
Bellator Dublin September 23, 2022 3Arena Dublin Ireland [5]

Past events[]

# Event Date Venue City Country Ref.
4 Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell March 12, 2022 Family Arena St. Louis, Missouri U.S. [6]
3 Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford February 25, 2022 3Arena Dublin Ireland [7]
2 Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley February 19, 2022 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut U.S. [8]
1 Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky January 29, 2022 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona [9]

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) April
 
 
 
 United States Corey Anderson 15
 
 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[10]
Legend
(SD)   (Split Decision)
(UD)   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)   (Majority Decision)
SUB   Submission
(T)KO   (Technical) Knock Out
L   Loss
#   Round

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.[11][12][13]

 
Quarter-finals
  • v
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 United States Juan Archuleta April
 
 
 
 United States Raufeon Stots 23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 United States Patchy Mix April
 
 
 
 Japan Kyoji Horiguchi 23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 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 Bellator 277 [c]
Featherweight A. J. McKee (c) vs Patrício Pitbull Bellator 277 [d]
Women's Flyweight Juliana Velasquez (c) vs. Liz Carmouche Bellator 278 [e]
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c) vs. Arlene Blencowe Bellator 279 [f]
Bantamweight Juan Archuleta vs. Raufeon Stots Bellator 279 [g]
Heavyweight Ryan Bader (c) vs. Cheick Kongo Bellator Paris [h]
Welterweight Yaroslav Amosov (c) vs. Michael Page Bellator London [i]
  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 MMA Women's Flyweight World Championship.
  6. ^ For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.
  7. ^ For the Bellator Interim Bantamweight World Championship
  8. ^ For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
  9. ^ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "AJ McKee to rematch Pitbull in first title defense at Bellator 277". Orange County Register. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "Bellator 278 & 279 to be held in Hawaii, headlined by return of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, Cyborg title defense, and Bantamweight Grand Prix". KHON2. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  3. ^ "Bellator Paris: Main Card Confirmed". 10 play. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2022-01-17). "Yaroslav Amosov defends Bellator title against Michael 'Venom' Page in London on May 13". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  5. ^ "Bellator announces September return to Dublin; Peter Queally, Sinead Kavanagh confirmed to fight". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  6. ^ "Bellator 276 set for March 12 in St. Louis with Adam Borics vs. Mads Burnell". MMA Junkie. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  7. ^ "Gegard Mousasi to defend Bellator title vs. Austin Vanderford on Feb. 25 in Dublin". MMA Junkie. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  8. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2021-12-23). "Neiman Gracie set to face Logan Storley at Feb. 19 Bellator card". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  9. ^ Heck, Mike (2021-12-13). "Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky heavyweight title unification bout headlines Bellator 273 next month". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Al-Shatti, Shaun (2021-12-03). "Bellator announces $1 million bantamweight grand prix for 2022, eight-man tournament field". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  12. ^ "Bellator announces eight-man bantamweight grand prix for 2022". MMA Junkie. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  13. ^ "Bellator MMA announces eight-man World Grand Prix at bantamweight starting in 2022". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

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