2023 in Bellator MMA

2023 in Bellator MMA
2023 in Bellator MMA
Information
Promotion	Bellator MMA
First date	February 4, 2023
Last date	November 17, 2023
Events
Total events	13
Fights
Total fights	179
Title fights	15
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PromotionBellator MMA

First dateFebruary 4, 2023

Last dateNovember 17, 2023

Total events13

2023 in Bellator MMA was the fifteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

#	Event	Date	Venue	City	Country	Ref.
13	Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson	November 17, 2023	Wintrust Arena	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	^[1]
12	Bellator 300: Nurmagomedov vs. Primus	October 7, 2023	Pechanga Arena	San Diego, California	U.S.	^[2]
11	Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards	September 23, 2023	3Arena	Dublin	Ireland	^[3]
10	Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward	August 11, 2023	Sanford Pentagon	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	U.S.	^[4]
9	Bellator MMA x Rizin 2	July 30, 2023	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama	Japan	^[5]
8	Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero	June 16, 2023	Wintrust Arena	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	^[6]
7	Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards	May 12, 2023	Accor Arena	Paris	France	^[7]
6	Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix	April 22, 2023	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena	Honolulu, Hawaii	U.S.	^[8]
5	Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2	April 21, 2023	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena	Honolulu, Hawaii		^[9]
4	Bellator 293: Golm vs. James	March 31, 2023	Pechanga Resort and Casino	Temecula, California		^[10]
3	Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson	March 10, 2023	SAP Center	San Jose, California		^[11]
2	Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2	February 25, 2023	3Arena	Dublin	Ireland	^[12]
1	Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2	February 4, 2023	Kia Forum	Inglewood, California	U.S.	^[13]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Usman Nurmagomedov (c)	SUB

Benson Henderson	1
		Usman Nurmagomedov (c)^[a]	UD

		Brent Primus	5
Mansour Barnaoui	5

Brent Primus^[b]	UD


				Alexandr Shabliy^[c]
Tofiq Musayev	3

Alexandr Shabliy	TKO
		Alexandr Shabliy	UD

		Patricky Pitbull	5
Roberto de Souza^[d]	3

Patricky Pitbull	TKO

Title fights in 2023
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Middleweight	Johnny Eblen (c)	def.	Anatoly Tokov	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	Bellator 290	^[a]
Heavyweight	Ryan Bader (c)	def.	Fedor Emelianenko	TKO (punches)	1	2:30	Bellator 290	^[b]
Welterweight	Yaroslav Amosov (c)	def.	Logan Storley (ic)	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	Bellator 291	^[c]
Lightweight	Usman Nurmagomedov (c)	def.	Benson Henderson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:37	Bellator 292	^[d]
Women's Flyweight	Liz Carmouche (c)	def.	DeAnna Bennett	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	4	4:29	Bellator 294	^[e]
Bantamweight	Patchy Mix	def.	Raufeon Stots (ic)	KO (knee)	1	1:20	Bellator 295	^[f]
Bantamweight	Sergio Pettis (c)	def.	Patrício Pitbull	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	Bellator 297	^[g]
Light Heavyweight	Vadim Nemkov (c)	def.	Yoel Romero	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	Bellator 297	^[h]
Flyweight	Kyoji Horiguchi	vs.	Makoto Takahashi	No Contest (accidental eye poke)	1	0:25	Bellator MMA x Rizin 2	^[i]
Middleweight	Johnny Eblen (c)	def.	Fabian Edwards	KO (punches)	3	0:21	Bellator 299	^[j]
Women's Flyweight	Liz Carmouche (c)	def.	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	TKO (leg kick)	5	0:17	Bellator 300	^[k]
Women's Featherweight	Cris Cyborg (c)	def.	Cat Zingano	TKO (punches)	1	4:01	Bellator 300	^[l]
Lightweight	Usman Nurmagomedov (c)	vs.	Brent Primus	No Contest (overturned)	5	5:00	Bellator 300	^[m]
Bantamweight	Patchy Mix (ic)	def.	Sergio Pettis (c)	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:51	Bellator 301	^[n]
Welterweight	Jason Jackson	def.	Yaroslav Amosov (c)	KO (punches)	3	2:08	Bellator 301	^[o]

2023 in Bellator MMA

Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Tournament

Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament

Title fights

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