Bellator 282
| Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | June 24, 2022 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on June 24, 2022, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States.
Background
A Bellator Middleweight World Championship bout between current two-time champion (also former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion) Gegard Mousasi and Johnny Eblen served as the main event.
In addition to the middleweight main event, two quarterfinal bouts in the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix were featured at the event. The first bout saw #4 ranked Magomed Magomedov facing Enrique Barzola. The second bout saw #6 ranked Leandro Higo opposite Danny Sabatello.
Results
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen | def. | Gegard Mousasi (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Danny Sabatello | def. | Leandro Higo | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Magomed Magomedov | def. | Enrique Barzola | Submission (guillotine choke) | 4 | 1:27 | |
| Welterweight | Brennan Ward | def. | Kassius Kayne | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:11 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Killys Mota | def. | Dan Moret | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Lucas Brennan | def. | Johnny Soto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:34 | |
| Lightweight | Alexandr Shabliy | def. | Brent Primus | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:22 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Cat Zingano | def. | Pam Sorenson | Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Anatoly Tokov | def. | Muhammad Abdullah | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:28 | |
| Welterweight | Sabah Homasi | def. | Maycon Mendonça | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:58 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Ilara Joanne | def. | Alejandra Lara | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | James Gonzalez | def. | Cody Law | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Aaron Jeffery | def. | Fabio Aguiar | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 3:30 | |
| Lightweight | Mandel Nallo | def. | Bryce Logan | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:07 | |
- ↑ For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
- ↑ Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarter-Final bout.
- ↑ Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarter-Final bout.
- ↑ Zingano was deducted a point in Round 1 due to an illegal knee.
- ↑ Lara was deducted a point in Round 2 for kicking Joanne in the head while she was a downed opponent.
See also
References
- 1 2 Lee, Alexander K. (2022-03-29). "Gegard Mousasi vs. Johnny Eblen set for Bellator 282 main event on June 24". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ↑ "Bellator 282 fight card: Gegard Mousasi set to defend middleweight title against top contender Johnny Eblen". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ↑ "Gegard Mousasi defends middleweight title at Bellator 282 in June vs. unbeaten Johnny Eblen". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "Mousasi-Eblen Title Fight, Two Bantamweight Grand Prix Bouts on Tap for Bellator 282". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ↑ "MMA | Mousasi zet titel op het spel tegen de ongeslagen Eblen tijdens Bellator 282". Eurosport (in Dutch). 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ↑ "Gegard Mousasi faces Johnny Eblen at Bellator 282 in Uncasville, tickets". FIGHTMAG. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ↑ Anderson, Jay (2022-03-29). "Bellator: Mousasi vs. Eblen, Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals Announced for June 24". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ↑ "Bellator MMA | Bellator 282". www.bellator.com.