Bellator MMA is in San Jose, California for what is thus far its biggest card of 2022.
The championship doubleheader at Bellator 277 features featherweight king A.J. McKee in a rematch against the man he emphatically took the belt from last summer, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire. In the other title bout, light heavyweight champ Vadim Nemkov takes on UFC veteran Corey Anderson in what doubles as the grand prix final, with the winner pocketing that $1 million grand prize.
Featherweight phenom Aaron Pico takes on short notice replacement Adli Edwards, while former interim heavyweight title challenger Tim Johnson battles England’s Linton Vassell in the main card opener.
Bellator 277 kicks off with a free live stream of the prelims, which can be watched at the top of the page starting at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT. Showtime has the main card at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT. You can watch the main card on Bellator’s YouTube channel if you live in other select international jurisdictions. BBC iPlayer has this card for the United Kingdom viewers.
Main Card (Showtime, 10 PM ET)
A.J. McKee vs. Patricio Freire
Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson
Aaron Pico vs. Adli Edwards
Tim Johnson vs. Linton Vassell
Preliminary Card (Online, 7 PM ET)
Tyson Miller def. Rhalan Gracie via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 1
Tyrell Fortune def. Rakim Cleveland via TKO (strikes) at 1:38 of Round 1
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Rafael Carvalho via TKO (strikes) at 4:04 of Round 2
Bobby Seronio III def. Calob Ramirez via KO (punches) at 2:14 of Round 2
Gaston Bolanos def. Daniel Carey via TKO (strikes) at 4:59 of Round 1
Kyle Crutchmer def. Michael Lombardo via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Edwin De Los Santos def. Alberto Mendez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rogelio Luna def. Socrates Hernandez via TKO (strikes) at 4:48 of Round 3
Laird Anderson def. JT Donaldson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:44 of Round 1
Theo Haig def. Alan Benson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:08 of Round 1