Bellator 285
| Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | September 23, 2022 | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally (also known as Bellator Dublin) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, scheduled to take place on 23 September 2022 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]
Background
Bellator is set to return to Dublin for the second time in 2022, featuring Irish fighter Peter Queally in the main event against Benson Henderson.[1][5]
After initially being booked for May 6, 2022 at Bellator 280 and being scrapped due to a hand injury to Manhoef,[6] Yoel Romero and Melvin Manhoef was rescheduled for this event.[7]
A bantamweight bout between Brett Johns and James Gallagher was scheduled for this event.[8] However in August, it was announced that Gallagher pulled out of the bout due to unknown reasons.[9] Jordan Winski was picked as a replacement for Gallagher.[10]
Fight card
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Peter Queally | vs. | Benson Henderson | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Yoel Romero | vs. | Melvin Manhoef | ||||
| Women's Featherweight | Leah McCourt | vs. | Dayana Silva | ||||
| Featherweight | Mads Burnell | vs. | Pedro Carvalho | ||||
| Catchweight (150 lbs) | Ciaran Clarke | vs. | Rafael Hudson | ||||
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Karl Albrektsson | vs. | Karl Moore | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brian Moore | vs. | Arivaldo Silva | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brett Johns | vs. | Jordan Winski | ||||
| Lightweight | Darragh Kelly | vs. | Kye Stevens | ||||
| Lightweight | Kane Mousah | def. | Georgi Karakhanyan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kenny Mokhonoana | def. | Alex Bodnar | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Featherweight | Asaël Adjoudj | def. | Jordan Barton | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 2:39 | |
| Welterweight | Luca Poclit | def. | Dante Shiro | Technical Submission (reverse arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:27 | |
See also
- 2022 in Bellator MMA
- List of Bellator MMA events
- List of current Bellator fighters
- Bellator MMA Rankings
References
- ^ a b "Bellator announces September return to Dublin; Peter Queally, Sinead Kavanagh confirmed to fight". MMA Junkie. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Balfe, John (22 March 2022). "Peter Queally, Sinead Kavanagh confirmed for Bellator's Dublin return". Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Donnelly, David (22 March 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Bellator back to Dublin in September with Sinead Kavanagh confirmed". DublinLive. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Kavanagh & Queally to headline in Dublin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Benson Henderson vs. Peter Queally added to Bellator Dublin card". MMA Junkie. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (10 February 2022). "Yoel Romero vs. Melvin Manhoef announced for Bellator Paris co-main event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Bellator Dublin | Manhoef vs. Romero opnieuw ingepland, ditmaal op 23 september". Eurosport (in Dutch). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (12 May 2022). "James Gallagher to fight Brett Johns at Bellator Dublin". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Samano, Simon (11 August 2022). "James Gallagher out of Bellator 285 fight vs. Brett Johns". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Bellator 285: Brett Johns to face Jordan Winski in Dublin". BBC.
- ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator Dublin". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.