Check out all the action from Bellator 289.
We’ve got a really interesting Bellator card on tap tonight. Bellator 289 goes live from Uncaseville, CT (of course) and has two tournament semi-finals and a title fight on tap.
The bantamweight grand prix semi-finals has produced two very exciting match-ups. Raufeon Stots vs. Danny Sabatello and Magomed Magomedov vs. Patchy Mix. Stots vs. Sabatallo serves as the main event, with Stots’ interim Bellator bantamweight title on the line.
Stots has looked sensational against Bellator competition. His only pro loss was to Merab Dvalishvili back in 2017 in the Ring of Combat promotion. Sabatello won his fight on the Contender Series but didn’t do enough to get the UFC contract. Since then he’s invented an ‘Italian Gangster’ character and has used that to add some buzz to his 13-1 pro record.
The co-main event has Liz Carmouche defending the Bellator flyweight title versus Juliana Velasquez. Carmouche TKO’d Velasquez to win the title in her last bout. Velasquez won the title back in 2020, defeating Carmouche’s friend and training partner Ilima-Lei Macfarlane.
You can watch the main card for this event on Showtime starting at 9 p.m. ET. The prelims are free on YouTube, starting at 5:30 p.m. ET. Many viewers outside the US (including those in Canada) can watch the main event live on YouTube, too. Those streams are available below.
Full results:
Main card (9 p.m. ET on Showtime):
Bellator interim bantamweight championship/bantamweight grand prix semi-final: Raufeon Stots (c) def. Danny Sabatello by split decision.
How did you score @RaufeonStots @ShockThisWorld?#Bellator289 #BellatorBWGP pic.twitter.com/YpcEp3tAWt
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
There is no quit in @ShockThisWorld as the final round nears the end here at The @MoheganSun.#Bellator289 Is LIVE on @SHOSports!#BellatorBWGP pic.twitter.com/PZI7GglK02
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
The final round awaits! ?
Both @RaufeonStots and @ShockThisWorld have just 5?? minutes to stay alive in this $1m #BellatorBWGP semi-final bout.
The 5??th round of the #Bellator289 main event is LIVE on @SHOSports NOW! pic.twitter.com/HkJ2FxdEmS
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
Scramble after scramble in this #BellatorBWGP semi-final. #Bellator289 LIVE on @SHOSports pic.twitter.com/9BpFSyUd9C
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
Absolutely relentless from @ShockThisWorld!
The “Italian Gangster” has not let up from the get-go in this #BellatorBWGP semi-final.#Bellator289 is LIVE on @SHOSports! pic.twitter.com/31nPLzYgxX
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
Some high knee drama in round 3?? as the bantamweight war between @RaufeonStots and @ShockThisWorld rages on!
Watch #Bellator289 LIVE on @SHOSports NOW!#BellatorBWGP pic.twitter.com/zcIv9INegZ
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
“You said go!” @RaufeonStots lands on @ShockThisWorld after the challenger refuses a break!
Catch the #Bellator289 main event LIVE NOW on @SHOSports! pic.twitter.com/S4qqu1WB0N
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
Big start from the challenger @ShockThisWorld showcasing his grappling against the Interim Champion early on.#Bellator289 LIVE on @SHOsports pic.twitter.com/9TEtA9YnP7
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
Bellator flyweight championship: Liz Carmouche def. Juliana Velasquez by submission (armbar), round 2 (4:24).
??? @IAmGirlRilla answers the former champ’s early strikes with a swift takedown!
Watch The #Bellator289 main card LIVE NOW on @SHOSports! pic.twitter.com/g6ZEF1N2mC
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
Bantamweight grand prix semi-final: Patchy Mix def. Magomed Magomedov by submission (guillotine), round 2 (2:39).
GOODNIGHT @TeamMixMMA puts Magomedov to sleep to earn the submission win and send him into the Bantamweight World Grand Prix Finals. #Bellator289 pic.twitter.com/dlQm9ioFKQ
— SHOWTIME SPORTS (@SHOsports) December 10, 2022
Middleweight: Dalton Rosta def. Anthony Adams by unanimous decision.
Adams saved by the bell @DaltonRosta looks for the finish late on but it goes the distance.#Bellator289 LIVE on @SHOsports pic.twitter.com/7T8BfHY0tS
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
Prelim card (5:30 p.m. ET on YouTube):
Flyweight: Ilara Joanne def. Denise Kielholtz by split decision.
Welterweight: Jaleel Willis def. Kyle Crutchmer by unanimous decision.
Featherweight: Cris Lencioni def. Cody Law by split decision.
Middleweight: Christian Echols def. Patrick Downey by KO, round 1 (2:27)
@vgorillamma tames the mullet to hand @PatDowney his first L.#Bellator289 @MonsterEnergy Prelims LIVE now
https://t.co/Jk8YoAvXBr pic.twitter.com/oNMzigdAeo— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 10, 2022
Featherweight: Kai Kamaka III def. Kevin Boehm by TKO, round 3 (2:23)
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A massive performance from @kaiboikamaka who picks up the stoppage win.#Bellator289 @MonsterEnergy Prelims LIVE now
https://t.co/Jk8YoAvXBr pic.twitter.com/GFMUeZx5dx— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) December 9, 2022
Welterweight: Michael Lombardo def. Mark Lemminger by TKO, round 1 (4:23)
#Bellator289 pic.twitter.com/g4njypLhjD
— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) December 9, 2022
Bantamweight: Cass Bell def. Jared Scoggins by split decision.