2022 in Bellator MMA


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

#EventDateVenueCityCountryRef.
18Bellator MMA vs. RizinSaitama Super ArenaSaitamaJapan
17Bellator 289: Stots vs. SabatelloMohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, ConnecticutU.S.
16Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2Wintrust ArenaChicago, IllinoisU.S.
15Bellator 287: Piccolotti vs. BarnaouiAllianz CloudMilanItaly
14Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. BoricsLong Beach ArenaLong Beach, CaliforniaU.S.
13Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally3ArenaDublinIreland
12Bellator 284: Gracie vs. YamauchiAugust 12, 2022Sanford PentagonSioux Falls, South DakotaU.S.
11Bellator 283: Lima vs. JacksonEmerald Queen Casino and HotelTacoma, WashingtonU.S.
10Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. EblenMohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, ConnecticutU.S.
9Bellator 281: MVP vs. StorleySSE ArenaLondonEngland
8Bellator 280: Bader vs. KongoAccorHotels ArenaParisFrance
7Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2Neal S. Blaisdell ArenaHonolulu, HawaiiU.S.
6Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. CarmoucheNeal S. Blaisdell ArenaHonolulu, HawaiiU.S.
5Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2SAP CenterSan Jose, CaliforniaU.S.
4Bellator 276: Borics vs. BurnellFamily ArenaSt. Louis, MissouriU.S.
3Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford3ArenaDublinIreland
2Bellator 274: Gracie vs. StorleyMohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, ConnecticutU.S.
1Bellator 273: Bader vs. MoldavskyFootprint CenterPhoenix, ArizonaU.S.

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. Pettis and Gallagher would eventually pull out due to injuries requiring surgery. 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. Due to Covid, Hill had to pull out of the bout and was replaced by Nikita Mikhailov.