2022 in Bellator MMA
Bellator mixed martial arts events in 2022
| 2022 in Bellator MMA | |
|---|---|
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Bellator MMA |
| First date | January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29) |
| Last date | December 31, 2022 (2022-12-31) |
| Events | |
| Total events | 18 |
| Fights | |
| Total fights | 228 |
| Title fights | 15 |
← 2021 2023 → | |
2022 in Bellator MMA was the fourteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
Events list
Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament
| 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 | |||||||||
- ^ Julius Anglickas replaced an injured Anthony Johnson.[18]
- ^ 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 Cards | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Juan Archuleta | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Raufeon Stots | KO | |||||||||||||
| Raufeon Stots (ic) | SD | |||||||||||||
| Danny Sabatello | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Leandro Higo | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Sabatello | UD | |||||||||||||
| Danny Sabatello | UD | |||||||||||||
| Jornel Lugo | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Raufeon Stots (ic) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Patchy Mix | KO | |||||||||||||
| Magomed Magomedov | SUB | |||||||||||||
 Enrique Barzola | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Enrique Barzola | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nikita Mikhailov | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Magomed Magomedov | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Patchy Mix | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Patchy Mix | UD | |||||||||||||
 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 | [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] |
- ^ For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
- ^ For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
- ^ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
- ^ For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
- ^ For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship.
- ^ For the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship
- ^ For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.
- ^ For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
- ^ For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship
- ^ For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship
- ^ For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
- ^ For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship
- ^ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
- ^ For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship
- ^ For the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship
See also
- List of Bellator events
- List of current Bellator fighters
- 2022 in UFC
- 2022 in ONE Championship
- 2022 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2022 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2022 in Rizin Fighting Federation
- 2022 in AMC Fight Nights
- 2022 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2022 in Road FC
- 2022 Professional Fighters League season
- 2022 in Eagle Fighting Championship
- 2022 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
- 2022 in combat sports
References
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- ^ "Stots-Sabatello, Magomedov-Mix bantamweight semifinals set for Bellator 289 in December". MMA Junkie. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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- ^ "Bellator bantamweight grand prix takes another hit with Josh Hill withdrawal". MMA Junkie. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "Josh Hill out of Bellator bantamweight grand prix, Nikita Mikhailov to face Enrique Barzola". MMA Junkie. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
External links
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