Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on March 12, 2022, at the Family Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.[1][2][3][4]
| Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | March 12, 2022 | |||
| Venue | Family Arena | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe main event featured a Featherweight title eliminator between Ádám Borics and Mads Burnell.[5]
In the co-main event, former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion and No. 2-ranked Phil Davis returned to action against No. 4-ranked Julius Anglickas, who most recently challenged for the 205-pound title.[6]
One-time Bellator middleweight title challenger John Salter faced Johnny Eblen in a middleweight bout.[7]
A women's featherweight between Cat Zingano and Pam Sorenson was scheduled for the event.[8] However, Zingano was forced to pull out due to injury and the bout was cancelled.[9]
A middleweight bout between Romero Cotton and Lance Wright was scheduled for this event. However, Wright pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Freddy Sandoval.[10]
A welterweight bout between Derek Anderson and Goiti Yamauchi was scheduled for this event.[11] The week of the event, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons.[12]
A women's flyweight bout between Diana Avsaragova and Ashley Deen was scheduled for this event.[13] The week of the event, Deen pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Kyra Batara.[14]
At the weigh-ins, Josh Weston missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 175.8 pounds, 4.8 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Due to the weigh miss, his bout against Josh Augustine was cancelled.[15]
Results
edit| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Ádám Borics | def. | Mads Burnell | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Julius Anglickas | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen | def. | John Salter | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Gadzhi Rabadanov | def. | Jay-Jay Wilson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Polizzi | def. | José Augusto Azevedo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 0:49 | |
| Middleweight | Romero Cotton | def. | Freddy Sandoval | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Diana Avsaragova | def. | Kyra Batara | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Cody Law | def. | James Adcock | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:17 | |
| Welterweight | Roman Faraldo | def. | Kelvin Rayford | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Bantamweight | Jordan Howard | def. | Trevor Ward | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 3:24 | |
| Amateur bout | |||||||
| Middleweight | Nico Alcaraz | def. | Stanton Ketcherside | Submission (keylock) | 2 | 2:00 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bellator 276 fight card: Adam Borics vs. Mads Burnell set to headline event in St. Louis". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Adam Borics-Mads Burnell No. 1 Contender Bout Tops Bellator 276 in St. Louis". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ FightBookMMA (2022-02-09). "Bellator 276 Officially Set For Saturday, March 12 In St. Louis | FightBook MMA". Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Bellator MMA | BELLATOR 276 OFFICIALLY SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 12 IN ST. LOUIS". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Bellator 276 set for March 12 in St. Louis with Adam Borics vs. Mads Burnell". MMA Junkie. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ High School Sports (15 February 2022). "Harrisburg native, former Penn State wrestling champ Phil Davis set for Bellator 276 co-main event slot". pennlive.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Frankie (16 February 2022). "Former Title Challenger John Salter Meets Undefeated Johnny Eblen During Main Card Of Bellator 276". mmauk.net. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2022-02-15). "Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson, John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen among additions to Bellator 276 lineup". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Cat Zingano injured, Bellator 276 fight with Pam Sorenson canceled". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ FightBookMMA (2022-03-02). "Romero Cotton will meet late replacement Freddy Sandoval at Bellator 276 | FightBook MMA". Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2022-02-15). "Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson, John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen among additions to Bellator 276 lineup". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2022-03-08). "Derek Anderson vs. Goiti Yamauchi scratched from Bellator 276". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2022-02-15). "Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson, John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen among additions to Bellator 276 lineup". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Riggs, Drake (2022-03-08). "Diana Avsaragova gets new opponent mid-Bellator 276 fight week". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "Bellator 276 weigh-in results: Adam Borics, Mads Burnell on point for headliner; one fight scrapped". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator 276". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.