Bellator 285

Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on 23 September 2022 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.^[1][2][3][4]

Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally
The poster for Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)
Venue	3Arena
City	Dublin, Ireland
Event chronology
Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics

Background

The event marked the promotion's eighth visit to Dublin and first since Bellator 275 in February 2022.^[1]

A lightweight bout between former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson and Peter Queally headlined the event.^[5]

After initially being booked for May 6, 2022 at Bellator 280 and being scrapped due to a hand injury to Manhoef,^[6] Yoel Romero and Melvin Manhoef was rescheduled for this event.^[7]

A bantamweight bout between Brett Johns and James Gallagher was scheduled for this event.^[8] However in August, it was announced that Gallagher pulled out of the bout for unknown reasons.^[9] Jordan Winski was picked as a replacement for Gallagher.^[10]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Benson Henderson	def.	Peter Queally	Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45)	5	5:00	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Yoel Romero	def.	Melvin Manhoef	KO (elbows)	3	3:34
Women's Featherweight	Leah McCourt	def.	Dayana Silva	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Pedro Carvalho	def.	Mads Burnell	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (150 lbs)	Ciaran Clarke	def.	Rafael Hudson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:50
Light Heavyweight	Karl Moore	def.	Karl Albrektsson	Submission (face crank)	2	3:36
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Bantamweight	Brian Moore	def.	Arivaldo Silva	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Brett Johns	def.	Jordan Winski	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Darragh Kelly	def.	Kye Stevens	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Kane Mousah	def.	Georgi Karakhanyan	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Kenny Mokhonoana	def.	Alex Bodnar	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:42
Featherweight	Asaël Adjoudj	def.	Jordan Barton	TKO (head kick and punches)	1	2:39
Welterweight	Luca Poclit	def.	Dante Shiro	Technical Submission (reverse arm-triangle choke)	2	4:27

1. Henderson was deducted 1 point in Round 2 for a low blow.

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

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