2022 in Bellator MMA

2022 in Bellator MMA
2022 in Bellator MMA
Information
Promotion	Bellator MMA
First date	January 29, 2022
Last date	December 31, 2022
Events
Total events	18
Fights
Total fights	228
Title fights	15
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PromotionBellator MMA

First dateJanuary 29, 2022

Last dateDecember 31, 2022

Total events18

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

#	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	U.S.	^[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	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena	Honolulu, Hawaii		^[12]
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	U.S.	^[17]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Vadim Nemkov (c)	UD

Phil Davis	5
		Vadim Nemkov (c)	SUB

		Julius Anglickas^[a]	4
Anthony Johnson	KO

Jose Augusto	2
				Vadim Nemkov (c)	UD

				Corey Anderson	5^[b]
Corey Anderson	TKO

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	3
		Corey Anderson	TKO

		Ryan Bader	1
Ryan Bader	UD

Lyoto Machida	5

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]

2022 in Bellator MMA

Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament

Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament

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