| Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Background
Gegard Mousasi defended his Middleweight title against Johnny Eblen for the event. The bout served as the main event.[1]
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.[7]
Results
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen | def. | Gegard Mousasi (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Danny Sabatello | def. | Leandro Higo | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Magomed Magomedov | def. | Enrique Barzola | Submission (guillotine choke) | 4 | 1:27 | [c] |
| 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 | [d] |
| 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 | [e] |
| 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
- ^ a b 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.