| Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09) | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |||
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Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello was amixed martial arts event produced byBellator MMA that took place on December 9, 2022, at theMohegan Sun Arena inUncasville, Connecticut, United States.
The semi-finals of the $1-millionBellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix took place at this event, with interim champRaufeon Stots taking onDanny Sabatello, whilePatchy Mix took onMagomed Magomedov. Stots defeatedJuan Archuleta for theInterim 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 defeatedKyoji 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 cardEnrique Barzola via guillotine choke in the fourth round.[1]
A title bout rematch for theBellator Women's Flyweight World Championship between championLiz Carmouche andJuliana 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]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| 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 | |
