# 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

| # | Event | Date | Venue | City | Country |
| 18 | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | December 31, 2022 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama | Japan |
| 17 | Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello | December 9, 2022 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut | U.S. |
| 16 | Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 | November 18, 2022 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois | U.S. |
| 15 | Bellator 287: Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui | October 29, 2022 | Allianz Cloud | Milan | Italy |
| 14 | Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics | October 1, 2022 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | U.S. |
| 13 | Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally | September 23, 2022 | 3Arena | Dublin | Ireland |
| 12 | Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi | August 12, 2022 | Sanford Pentagon | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | U.S. |
| 11 | Bellator 283: Lima vs. Jackson | July 22, 2022 | Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel | Tacoma, Washington | U.S. |
| 10 | Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen | June 24, 2022 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut | U.S. |
| 9 | Bellator 281: MVP vs. Storley | May 13, 2022 | SSE Arena | London | England |
| 8 | Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo | May 6, 2022 | AccorHotels Arena | Paris | France |
| 7 | Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 | April 23, 2022 | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | Honolulu, Hawaii | U.S. |
| 6 | Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. Carmouche | April 22, 2022 | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | Honolulu, Hawaii | U.S. |
| 5 | Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 | April 15, 2022 | SAP Center | San Jose, California | U.S. |
| 4 | Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell | March 12, 2022 | Family Arena | St. Louis, Missouri | U.S. |
| 3 | Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford | February 25, 2022 | 3Arena | Dublin | Ireland |
| 2 | Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley | February 19, 2022 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut | U.S. |
| 1 | Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky | January 29, 2022 | Footprint Center | Phoenix, Arizona | U.S. |

## Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Vadim Nemkov (c) | UD | | |
| Phil Davis | 5 | | |
| Phil Davis | 5 | Vadim Nemkov (c) | SUB |
| | | Julius Anglickas | 4 |
| Anthony Johnson | KO | Julius Anglickas | 4 |
| Jose Augusto | 2 | | | | |
| Jose Augusto | 2 | | | Vadim Nemkov (c) | UD |
| | | | | Corey Anderson | 5 |
| Corey Anderson | TKO | | | Corey Anderson | 5 |
| Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | 3 | | | | |
| Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | 3 | Corey Anderson | TKO | | |
| | | Ryan Bader | 1 |
| Ryan Bader | UD | Ryan Bader | 1 |
| Lyoto Machida | 5 | | |
* ↑ Julius Anglickas replaced an injured Anthony Johnson.
* ↑ Original final match was held at Bellator 277 and ended in a No Contest; A rematch final took place November 18, 2022 at Bellator 288.

## 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.
| Wild Cards | Wild Cards | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | Juan Archuleta | 3 | | |
| | | Raufeon Stots | KO | | |
| | | | | Raufeon Stots (ic) | SD |
| | | | | Danny Sabatello | 5 |
| | | Leandro Higo | 5 | | |
| | | Danny Sabatello | UD | | |
| Danny Sabatello | UD | Danny Sabatello | UD | | |
| Jornel Lugo | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jornel Lugo | 3 | | | | | Raufeon Stots (ic) | 1 |
| | | | | | | Patchy Mix | KO |
| | | Magomed Magomedov | SUB | | | | |
| | | Enrique Barzola | 4 | | | | |
| Enrique Barzola | UD | Enrique Barzola | 4 | | | | |
| Nikita Mikhailov | 3 | | | | | | |
| Nikita Mikhailov | 3 | | | Magomed Magomedov | 2 | | |
| | | | | Patchy Mix | SUB |
| | | Patchy Mix | UD | | |
| | | Kyoji Horiguchi | 5 | | |

## Title fights

* ↑ For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
* ↑ For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
* ↑ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
* ↑ For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
* ↑ For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship.
* ↑ For the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship
* ↑ For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.
* ↑ For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
* ↑ For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship
* ↑ For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship
* ↑ For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
* ↑ For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship
* ↑ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
* ↑ For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship
* ↑ For the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship