2022 in Bellator MMA

2022 in Bellator MMA is the fourteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Bellator MMA
GenreSports
Created byBjorn Rebney
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time120 minutes
Release
Original networkShowtime
Chronology
Preceded by2021 in Bellator MMA
Followed by2023 in Bellator MMA

Events list
Main article: List of Bellator events

Scheduled events
Event Date Venue City Country Ref.
Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford February 25, 2022 3Arena Dublin Ireland [1]
Bellator 274 February 19, 2022
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky January 29, 2022 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona U.S. [2]

Past events
# Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref.

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 (25-3), who captured the vacant bantamweight title in 2020 against Patchy Mix (15-1), 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 (18-2), James Gallagher (11-2), Raufeon Stots (17-1) and Leandro Higo (21-5).[3][4][5]

Title fights
Title fights in 2022
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Heavyweight Ryan Bader (c) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (ic) Bellator 273 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Gegard Mousasi (c) vs. Austin Vanderford Bellator 275 [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) vs. Corey Anderson [lower-alpha 3]
  1. For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
  2. For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
  3. For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship

See also

References
  1. "Gegard Mousasi to defend Bellator title vs. Austin Vanderford on Feb. 25 in Dublin". MMA Junkie. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  2. Heck, Mike (2021-12-13). "Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky heavyweight title unification bout headlines Bellator 273 next month". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  3. Al-Shatti, Shaun (2021-12-03). "Bellator announces $1 million bantamweight grand prix for 2022, eight-man tournament field". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  4. "Bellator announces eight-man bantamweight grand prix for 2022". MMA Junkie. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  5. "Bellator MMA announces eight-man World Grand Prix at bantamweight starting in 2022". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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