Bellator_285
Bellator 285
MMA event
Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on 23 September 2022 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]
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The poster for Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | September 23, 2022 (2022-September-23) | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator returned to Dublin for the second time in 2022, featuring Irish fighter Peter Queally in the main event against former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champions 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]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def. | Peter Queally | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | Yoel Romero | def. | Melvin Manhoef | KO (elbows) | 3 | 3:34 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Leah McCourt | def. | Dayana Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Pedro Carvalho | def. | Mads Burnell | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (150 lbs) | Ciaran Clarke | def. | Rafael Hudson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:50 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Karl Moore | def. | Karl Albrektsson | Submission (face crank) | 2 | 3:36 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Brian Moore | def. | Arivaldo Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brett Johns | def. | Jordan Winski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Darragh Kelly | def. | Kye Stevens | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| 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 | |
- "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 MMA | Bellator Dublin". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.