2023_in_Bellator_MMA

2023 in Bellator MMA
2023 in Bellator MMA
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Promotion	Bellator MMA
First date	February 4, 2023
Last date	November 17, 2023
Events
Total events	13
Fights
Total fights	179
Title fights	15
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2023 in Bellator MMA

Bellator mixed martial arts events in 2023

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

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[16] Nurmagomedov's win was later overturned to a No Contest after he tested positive for a banned substance in a prescription drug. He was not stripped of the title due to the unintentional ingestion of the substance, but did receive a suspension, and it is currently unclear whether he will continue to the tournament final.

[17] Primus replaced Sidney Outlaw after he was suspended for a positive drug test.

[18] Souza replaced A. J. McKee after he withdrew due to medical issues. The bout took place at catchweight of 161 pounds.

[27] For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.

[28] For the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship.

[29] For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship.

[30] For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship.

[31] For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship.

[32] For the interim Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.

[33] For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.

[34] For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship

[35] For the inaugural Bellator Flyweight World Championship. Accidental eye poke rendered Takahashi unable to continue.

[36] For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.

[37] For the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship.

[38] For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.

[39] For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship. Originally a unanimous decision win for Nurmagomedov; overturned after he tested positive for a banned substance.

[40] For the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.

[41] For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship.

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"Bellator MMA | Bellator 301". 17 November 2023.

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"Bellator 300: Historic event set for Oct. 7 in San Diego with 4 title fights". MMA Junkie. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-10.

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"Edwards beats Mousasi to set up Bellator title shot". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-05-14.

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"Bellator 298 - Storley vs. Ward".

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"Bellator MMA | BELLATOR x RIZIN: Pitbull vs. McKee". 30 July 2023.

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Martin, Damon (2023-03-27). "Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero, Sergio Pettis vs. Patricio Pitbull headlines Bellator 297". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

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"Bellator Paris: Fabian Edwards to fight Gegard Mousasi in May middleweight title eliminator". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

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Sherdog.com. "Bellator Set for April Doubleheader in Hawaii with Carmouche vs. Bennett, Mix vs. Stots". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

[9] [9]
"Bellator MMA returning again to Hawaii in April". KHON2. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

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"Marcelo Golm vs. Daniel James, Cat Zingano vs. Leah McCourt headline Bellator 293 on March 31". MMA Junkie. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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Lee, Alexander K. (2023-01-11). "Bellator 8-man Lightweight World Grand Prix lineup announced, Usman Nurmagomedov defends title against Benson Henderson at Bellator 292 on March 10". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-01-11.

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Mike Bohn (2022-09-26). "Bellator announces return to Dublin on Feb. 24; Scott Coker promises 'amazing fight card'". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2022-10-23.

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"Emelianenko to fight Bader in retirement bout". ESPN.com. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2022-11-18.

[14] [14]
Jed Meshew (September 28, 2022). "Scott Coker announces Bellator lightweight grand prix for 2023". mmafighting.com.

[15] [15]
Sherdog.com. "Eight-Man Field Announced for Bellator Lightweight Grand Prix". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-01-11.

[19] [16]
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.

[20] [17]
"Bellator announces eight-man bantamweight grand prix for 2022". MMA Junkie. 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

[21] [18]
"Bellator MMA announces eight-man World Grand Prix at bantamweight starting in 2022". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

[22] [19]
"James Gallagher injured, Bellator bantamweight grand prix takes another blow". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

[23] [20]
"Bellator 279 card: Sergio Pettis out of Bantamweight World Grand Prix with injury, Juan Archuleta steps in". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

[24] [21]
"Bellator adds two wild card bouts, four fighters to bantamweight grand prix". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

[25] [22]
"Bellator bantamweight grand prix takes another hit with Josh Hill withdrawal". MMA Junkie. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-06.

[26] [23]
"Josh Hill out of Bellator bantamweight grand prix, Nikita Mikhailov to face Enrique Barzola". MMA Junkie. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

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#	Event	Date	Venue	City	Country	Ref.
13	Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson	November 17, 2023	Wintrust Arena	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	^[1]
12	Bellator 300: Nurmagomedov vs. Primus	October 7, 2023	Pechanga Arena	San Diego, California	U.S.	^[2]
11	Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards	September 23, 2023	3Arena	Dublin	Ireland	^[3]
10	Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward	August 11, 2023	Sanford Pentagon	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	U.S.	^[4]
9	Bellator MMA x Rizin 2	July 30, 2023	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama	Japan	^[5]
8	Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero	June 16, 2023	Wintrust Arena	Chicago, Illinois	U.S.	^[6]
7	Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards	May 12, 2023	Accor Arena	Paris	France	^[7]
6	Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix	April 22, 2023	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena	Honolulu, Hawaii	U.S.	^[8]
5	Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2	April 21, 2023	Neal S. Blaisdell Arena	Honolulu, Hawaii		^[9]
4	Bellator 293: Golm vs. James	March 31, 2023	Pechanga Resort and Casino	Temecula, California		^[10]
3	Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson	March 10, 2023	SAP Center	San Jose, California		^[11]
2	Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2	February 25, 2023	3Arena	Dublin	Ireland	^[12]
1	Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2	February 4, 2023	Kia Forum	Inglewood, California	U.S.	^[13]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Usman Nurmagomedov (c)	SUB

Benson Henderson	1
		Usman Nurmagomedov (c)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	UD

		Brent Primus	5
Mansour Barnaoui	5

Brent Primus^{[lower-alpha 2]}	UD


				Alexandr Shabliy
Tofiq Musayev	3

Alexandr Shabliy	TKO
		Alexandr Shabliy	UD

		Patricky Pitbull	5
Roberto de Souza^{[lower-alpha 3]}	3

Patricky Pitbull	TKO

Title fights in 2023
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes
Middleweight	Johnny Eblen (c)	def.	Anatoly Tokov	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	Bellator 290	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Heavyweight	Ryan Bader (c)	def.	Fedor Emelianenko	TKO (punches)	1	2:30	Bellator 290	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Welterweight	Yaroslav Amosov (c)	def.	Logan Storley (ic)	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	Bellator 291	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Lightweight	Usman Nurmagomedov (c)	def.	Benson Henderson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:37	Bellator 292	^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Women's Flyweight	Liz Carmouche (c)	def.	DeAnna Bennett	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	4	4:29	Bellator 294	^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Bantamweight	Patchy Mix	def.	Raufeon Stots (ic)	KO (knee)	1	1:20	Bellator 295	^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Bantamweight	Sergio Pettis (c)	def.	Patrício Pitbull	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	Bellator 297	^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Light Heavyweight	Vadim Nemkov (c)	def.	Yoel Romero	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	Bellator 297	^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Flyweight	Kyoji Horiguchi	vs.	Makoto Takahashi	No Contest (accidental eye poke)	1	0:25	Bellator MMA x Rizin 2	^{[lower-alpha 9]}
Middleweight	Johnny Eblen (c)	def.	Fabian Edwards	KO (punches)	3	0:21	Bellator 299	^{[lower-alpha 10]}
Women's Flyweight	Liz Carmouche (c)	def.	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	TKO (leg kick)	5	0:17	Bellator 300	^{[lower-alpha 11]}
Women's Featherweight	Cris Cyborg (c)	def.	Cat Zingano	TKO (punches)	1	4:01	Bellator 300	^{[lower-alpha 12]}
Lightweight	Usman Nurmagomedov (c)	vs.	Brent Primus	No Contest (overturned)	5	5:00	Bellator 300	^{[lower-alpha 13]}
Bantamweight	Patchy Mix (ic)	def.	Sergio Pettis (c)	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:51	Bellator 301	^{[lower-alpha 14]}
Welterweight	Jason Jackson	def.	Yaroslav Amosov (c)	KO (punches)	3	2:08	Bellator 301	^{[lower-alpha 15]}

2023_in_Bellator_MMA

2023 in Bellator MMA

Events list

Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Tournament

Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament

Title fights

See also

References

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