Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 1, 2022, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, United States.[1][2][3][4]

Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics
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Information
PromotionBellator MMA
DateOctober 1, 2022 (2022-October-01)
VenueLong Beach Arena
CityLong Beach, California, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics Bellator 287: Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui

Background edit

In his first bout since reclaiming the Bellator Featherweight World Championship at Bellator 277 in April, Patrício Pitbull faced off against Ádám Borics, who was on a four-fight winning streak and coming off a unanimous decision win over Mads Burnell at Bellator 276.[3]

A. J. McKee moved up to lightweight for the first time after losing his first bout in his career in a title defense against Patrício Pitbull at Bellator 277 in April. In the opposite corner, he faced Spike Carlyle, who has won five straight bouts since parting ways with the UFC in 2020, and was coming off two techncial submission wins under Bellator contract, against Dan Moret in December at Bellator 272 and Koji Takeda in April at Rizin 35.[3]

At weigh ins, the bout between Juan Archuleta and Enrique Barzola was moved to a catchweight of 141 pounds; while two fighters missed weight; Spike Carlyle, was .6 pounds over the division non-title fight limit at 156.6 lbs, and Dominic Clark, who came in at 2.2 pounds over the limit at 158.2 lbs for his lightweight bout. Carlyle and Clark were fined 20% of their purses and the bouts continued at catchweights.[5][6]

A Lightweight bout between Mike Hamel and Max Rohskopf was planned for the event; however it was scrapped the day of the event as Rohskopf was not cleared by doctors.[7]

Results edit

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Patrício Pitbull (c) def. Ádám Borics Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 50–45) 5 5:00 [a]
Catchweight (156.6 lbs) A. J. McKee def. Spike Carlyle Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 30–26, 30–27) 3 5:00 [b]
Featherweight Jeremy Kennedy def. Aaron Pico TKO (shoulder injury) 1 5:00
Catchweight (141 lbs) Juan Archuleta def. Enrique Barzola Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Bantamweight Bobby Seronio III def. Miguel Peimbert Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Islam Mamedov def. Nick Browne Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jay Jay Wilson def. Vladimir Tokov Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Khalid Murtazaliev def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev TKO (punches) 2 3:02
Women's Flyweight Sumiko Inaba def. Nadine Mandiau Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Weber Almeida def. Ryan Lilley Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (158.2 lbs) Lance Gibson Jr. def. Dominic Clark Submission (triangle choke) 1 1:49 [c]
Bantamweight Cee Jay Hamilton def. Richard Palencia TKO (leg injury) 2 0:12
Postliminary card (Youtube)
Lightweight Keoni Diggs def. Ricardo Seixas Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the Bellator Featherweight World Championship
  2. ^ Originally a lightweight bout; Carlyle missed weight
  3. ^ Originally a lightweight bout; Clark missed weight

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Reported payout edit

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings.[9][10]

  • Patrício Pitbull: $150,000 (no win bonus) vs. Ádám Borics: $100,000
  • A.J. McKee: $105,000 (no win bonus, $5,000 fine from Carlyle) def. Spike Carlyle: $40,000 (includes $10,000 deduction)
  • Jeremy Kennedy: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Pico: $100,000
  • Juan Archuleta: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Enrique Barzola: $31,000
  • Bobby Seronio III $6,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Peimbert: $3,000
  • Islam Mamedov: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Nick Browne: $24,000
  • Jay Jay Wilson: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Vladimir Tokov: $23,000
  • Khalid Murtazaliev: $40,000) (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev: $13,000
  • Sumiko Inaba: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Nadine Mandiau: $3,000
  • Weber Almeida: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Lilley: $5,000
  • Lance Gibson Jr.: $15,700 (no win bonus, $700 fine from Clark) def. Dominic Clark: $5,600 (includes $1,400 deduction)
  • Cee Jay Hamilton: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Richard Palencia: $15,000
  • Keoni Diggs: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Seixas: $12,000

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bellator 286, with Patricio Pitbull and AJ McKee, set for Oct. 1 in Long Beach". Press Telegram. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  2. ^ "Bellator 286, with Patricio Pitbull and AJ McKee, set for Oct. 1 in Long Beach". Orange County Register. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Bellator 286 in Long Beach set to feature Patricio Freire, A.J. McKee – but not against each other". MMA Junkie. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. ^ "Bellator 286 in Long Beach set to feature Patricio Freire, A.J. McKee – but not against each other". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  5. ^ "Bellator 286 weigh-in results: Two fighters miss weight". MMA Junkie. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  6. ^ Sherdog.com. "Bellator 286 Weigh-in Results: Title Fight Official; 2 Fighters Miss Weight". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  7. ^ "The Bellator 286 lightweight fight between Max Rohskopf and Mike Hamel has been scratched from tonight's card". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  8. ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator 286". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  9. ^ "Bellator 286 salaries: Patricio Freire, Jeremy Kennedy lead all disclosed paydays". MMA Junkie. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  10. ^ Al-Shatti, Shaun (2022-10-02). "Bellator 286 salaries: Patricio Pitbull cashes $150,000 purse for title defense over Adam Borics". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-10-02.