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Bellator 289

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Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello
The poster for Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello
PromotionBellator MMA
DateDecember 9, 2022 (2022-December-09)
VenueMohegan Sun Arena
CityUncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello Bellator MMA vs. Rizin FF

Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 9, 2022, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States.

Background

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The semi-finals of the $1-million Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix took place at this event, with interim champ Raufeon Stots taking on Danny Sabatello, while Patchy Mix took on Magomed Magomedov. Stots defeated Juan Archuleta for the Interim Bellator Bantamweight Championship in their last outing, knocking him out by the way of headkick in the third round. At the same event, Patchy Mix defeated Kyoji Horiguchi by unanimous decision. Sabatello entered the tournament as a wild card, having defeated Jornel Lugo via unanimous decision for a spot in the tournament, while Magomed Magomedov defeated other wild card Enrique Barzola via guillotine choke in the fourth round.[1]

A title bout rematch for the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship between champion Liz Carmouche and Juliana Velasquez took place as the co-main event. Carmouche won the title from Velasquez in April; however, the TKO stoppage was considered controversial as many felt that it happened too early.[2] Following the bout, Velasquez's team appealed the result on the grounds of refereeing error made by Mike Beltran, but the appeal was denied by the Hawaii State Boxing Commission.[3]

Results

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Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Raufeon Stots (ic) def. Danny Sabatello Decision (split) (45–50, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 [a]
Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche (c) def. Juliana Velasquez Submission (armbar) 2 4:24 [b]
Bantamweight Patchy Mix def. Magomed Magomedov Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 2 2:39 [c]
Middleweight Dalton Rosta def. Anthony Adams Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Women's Flyweight Ilara Joanne def. Denise Kielholtz Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Jaleel Willis def. Kyle Crutchmer Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Cris Lencioni def. Cody Law Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Christian Echols def. Pat Downey KO (punches) 1 2:27
Featherweight Kai Kamaka III def. Kevin Boehm TKO (punches) 3 2:23
Welterweight Michael Lombardo def. Mark Lemminger KO (punch) 1 4:23
Bantamweight Cass Bell def. Jared Scoggins Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stots-Sabatello, Magomedov-Mix bantamweight semifinals set for Bellator 289 in December". MMA Junkie. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  2. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2022-09-14). "Flyweight champion Liz Carmouche, Juliana Velasquez set to rematch at Bellator 289". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  3. ^ Guilherme Cruz (July 5, 2022). "Juliana Velasquez appeal of Bellator 278 title loss to Liz Carmouche denied by Hawaii commission". mmafighting.com.
  4. ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator 289". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.