June 21, 2022 11:00 am ET
Bellator returns from a 42-day hiatus on Friday with Bellator 282, which works down at Mohegan Solar Enviornment in Uncasville, Conn., with a predominant card that airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
The middleweight belt will probably be on the road in the primary occasion of the cardboard. Champion Gegard Mousasi (49-7-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) seeks his third consecutive title protection in opposition to undefeated contender Johnny Eblen (11-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA).
For extra on the numbers behind the headliner, in addition to the remainder of the cardboard, verify beneath for MMA Junkie’s pre-event information about Bellator 282.
Gegard Mousasi vs. Johnny Eblen
Gegard Mousasi
Mousasi is the one two-time middleweight champion in Bellator historical past.
Mousasi is one among two fighters in MMA historical past to assert titles below the Bellator and Strikeforce banners. Cris Cyborg additionally achieved the feat.
Mousasi’s seven victories in Bellator middleweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Alexander Shlemenko (12) and John Salter (eight).
Mousasi has earned 39 of his 49 profession victories by stoppage. He’s earned 33 of these win in Spherical 1.
Mousasi’s 4 knockout victories in Bellator middleweight competitors are tied for third-most in divisional historical past behind Shlemenko (six) and Brennan Ward (5).
Eblen’s seven-fight Bellator successful streak at middleweight is the longest energetic streak within the division.
Eblen has earned 5 of his seven Bellator victories by resolution.
Magomed Magomedov vs. Enrique Barzola
Enrique Barzola
Enrique Barzola (18-5-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) improved to 2-0-1 since he left the featherweight division in March 2019.
Brennan Ward vs. Kassius Kayne
Brennan Ward
Brennan Ward (15-6 MMA, 10-6 BMMA) has earned 14 of his 15 profession victories by stoppage. That features all 10 of his Bellator wins.
Brent Primus vs. Alexander Shabliy
Brent Primus
Brent Primus (11-2 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) has 9 victories in Bellator light-weight competitors, that are tied for third most in divisional historical past behind Michael Chandler (15) and Patricky Freire (14).
Primus’ six stoppage victories in Bellator light-weight competitors are third-most in divisional historical past behind Chandler (10) and Freire (9).
Primus is the one fighter in Bellator historical past to earn a submission victory by gogoplata choke. He achieved the feat at Bellator Europe 1.
Alexander Shabliy (21-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has earned each of his Bellator victories by resolution.
Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson
Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano (12-4 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) is 2-1 since she moved as much as the ladies’s featherweight division in December 2018.
Zingano has earned 9 of her 12 profession victories by stoppage.
Anatoly Tokov vs. Muhammad Abdullah
Anatoly Tokov
Anatoly Tokov’s (30-3 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) six-fight Bellator successful streak in middleweight competitors is the longest energetic streak within the division.
Tokov is 23-1 in his previous 24 fights relationship again to April 2012.
Sabah Homasi vs. Maycon Mendonca
Sabah Homasi
Sabah Homasi (16-10 MMA, 4-4 BMMA) has earned 13 of his 16 profession victories by stoppage. That features all 4 of his Bellator wins.
Cody Regulation vs. James Gonzalez
Cody Regulation
Cody Law’s (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) six-fight Bellator successful streak at featherweight is the longest energetic streak within the division.
Regulation has earned 5 of his six profession victories by stoppage.
Lucas Brennan vs. Johnny Soto
Lucas Brennan
Lucas Brennan’s (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) five-fight Bellator successful streak at featherweight is tied for the second-longest energetic streak within the division behind Regulation (six).
Brennan has earned 5 of his six profession victories by stoppage.
