2023 in Bellator MMA

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2023 in Bellator MMA
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2023 in Bellator MMA is the fifteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.

Events list

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Main article: List of Bellator MMA events

Scheduled events

Event Date Venue City Country Ref.
Bellator Paris: Mousasi vs. Edwards May 12, 2023 Accor Arena Paris France [1]
Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson March 10, 2023 SAP Center San Jose, California United States [2]
Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2 February 25, 2023 3Arena Dublin Ireland [3]
Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2 February 4, 2023 Kia Forum Inglewood, California United States [4]

Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Tournament

On September 28, 2022, Bellator president Scott Coker revealed in a The MMA Hour interview that a Lightweight World Grand Prix will take place in 2023.[5] On January 11, 2023, during an appearance on "The MMA Hour," Bellator president Scott Coker revealed the fighters taking part in the tournament. The lineup includes Usman Nurmagomedov, A.J. McKee, Tofiq Musayev, Alexandr Shabliy, Patricky Freire, Mansour Barnaoui, Benson Henderson, and Sidney Outlaw. The tournament is set to kick off at Bellator 292 on March 10 in San Jose, California.[6]

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
                    
 
  
 
 
 Russia Usman Nurmagomedov (c) March
 
  
 
 United States Benson Henderson 10
 
 
  
 
 
 France Mansour Barnaoui May
 
  
 
 United States Sidney Outlaw 12
 
 
  
 
 
 Azerbaijan Tofiq Musayev March
 
  
 
 Russia Alexandr Shabliy 10
 
 
  
 
 
 United States A.J. McKee
 
 
 Brazil Patricky Freire
 

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.[7][8][9]

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Title fights

Title fights in 2023
Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes
Middleweight Johnny Eblen (c) vs. Anatoly Tokov Bellator 290 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Ryan Bader (c) vs. Fedor Emelianenko Bellator 290 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Yaroslav Amosov (c) vs. Logan Storley (ic) Bellator 291 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov (c) vs. Benson Henderson Bellator 292 [lower-alpha 4]
  1. ↑ For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
  2. ↑ For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.
  3. ↑ For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship.
  4. ↑ For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship.

See also

References

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External links

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