Bellator MMA returns to the Mohegan Sun of Connecticut for a night of fighting.
At the main event of Bellator 282, reigning middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi faces undefeated Johnny Eblen. The quarterfinals of the Bellator Rooster Grand Prix also close with Danny Sabatello against Leandro Higo in the co-main, preceded by Magomed Magomedov against Enrique Barzola. The winner of Sabatello-Higo faces Juan Archuleta in the semifinals, while the winner of Magomedov-Barzola gets Patchy Mix. As a reminder, all fights in the tournament are five rounds.
Bellator 282 begins with a free live stream of the preliminaries, which can be viewed at the top of the page from 18:00 ET / 15: 00 PT. Showtime has the main card at 21:00 ET / 18: 00 PT. You can view the main card on Bellator’s YouTube channel if you live in other select international jurisdictions. BBC iPlayer has this card for UK viewers.
Main card (show time at 21:00 ET)
Johnny Eblen defeated. Gegard Mousasi by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to win the Bellator middleweight title
Danny Sabatello defeated. Leandro Fig by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Magomed Magomedov defeated. Enrique Barzola via submission (guillotine suffocation) at 1:27 of round 4
Brennan Ward defeated. Kassius Kayne by technical knockout (fist cup) at 1:11 of round 2
Preliminary card (online at 18:00 ET)
Killys Mota defeat. Dan Moret by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lucas Brennan defeated. Johnny Soto by presentation (naked posterior suffocation) at 3:34 of round 1
Alexander Shabliy defeated. Brent Primus by KO (punches) at 1:22 of round 2
Cat Zingano def. Pam Sorenson by unanimous decision (29-26, 29-27, 29-27)
Anatoly Tokov defeated. Muhammed Abdullah by technical knockout (fist cup) at 2:28 of round 1
Sabah Homasi defeated. Maycon Mendonca KO (Punks) at 0:58 Round
Ilara Joanne def. Alejandra Lara by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)
James Gonzalez defeated. Cody Law by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 30-26)
Aaron Jeffery defeated. Fabio Aguiar for TKO at 3:32 (knees and punches) of round 2
Mandel Nallo def. Bryce Logan by technical knockout (fist cup) at 1:07 of round 1