Bellator 275

Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on February 25, 2022, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford
The poster for Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Venue	3Arena
City	Dublin, Ireland
Event chronology
Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell

Background

The event marked the promotion's seventh visit to Dublin and first since Bellator 270 in November 2021.^[1]

A Bellator Middleweight World Championship bout between current two-time champion (also former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion) Gegard Mousasi and undefeated contender Austin Vanderford headlined the event.^[6]

A middleweight bout between Fabian Edwards and Marian Dimitrov was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was scrapped a week before for unknown reason.^[7] Edwards was rebooked against former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida at Bellator London.^[8]

A lightweight bout between Peter Queally and Kane Mousah and welterweight bout between Stefano Paternò and Luca Poclit were expected to take place at the event. However, Queally and Paternò both pulled out off their bouts due to injury.^[9]

At the weigh-ins, Jamie Hay missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 146.8 pounds, .8 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Hay was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to his opponent Lee Hammond.^[10]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Gegard Mousasi (c)	def.	Austin Vanderford	TKO (punches)	1	1:25	[a]
Women's Featherweight	Sinead Kavanagh	def.	Leah McCourt	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Ciaran Clarke	def.	Abou Tounkara	TKO (shoulder injury)	1	5:00
Featherweight	Khasan Magomedsharipov	def.	José Sanchez	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Jornel Lugo	def.	Brian Moore	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Bantamweight	Brett Johns	def.	Khurshed Kakhorov	TKO (punches)	3	3:00
Lightweight	Davy Gallon	def.	Charlie Leary	TKO (punches)	2	3:01
Women's Strawweight	Stéphanie Page	def.	Danni McCormack	TKO (punches)	1	1:46
Lightweight	Darragh Kelly	def.	Junior Morgan	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:47
Lightweight	Vladimir Tokov	def.	Daniele Scatizzi	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Gokhan Saricam	def.	Kirill Sidelnikov	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Nathan Kelly	def.	Scott Pedersen	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (146.8 lb)	Lee Hammond	def.	Jamie Hay	TKO (knee and punches)	1	3:32	[b]

1. For the Bellator Middleweight World Championship.
2. Originally a featherweight bout; Hay missed weight

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2022 in Bellator MMA
• List of Bellator MMA events
• List of current Bellator fighters