2021 in Bellator MMA was the thirteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA , a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 18 events in 2021.
2021 in Bellator MMA Promotion Bellator MMA First date aired April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02 ) Last date aired December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03 ) Total events 18 Title fights 13
Background The promotion went on a hiatus following Bellator 254 on December 10, 2020, which would be the final card to air on CBS Sports Network .[1] premium Showtime network.[2] Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine on January 12, 2013.
Events list
Past events # Event Date Venue City Country Atten. Ref. 18 Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi December 3, 2021 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut U.S. [3] 17 Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh November 12, 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Hollywood, Florida [4] 16 Bellator 270: Queally vs. Pitbull 2 November 5, 2021 3Arena Dublin Ireland [5] 15 Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson October 23, 2021 VTB Arena Moscow Russia [6] 14 Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas October 16, 2021 Footprint Center Phoenix, Arizona U.S. [7] 13 Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 October 1, 2021 Wembley Arena London England [8] 12 Bellator 266: Davis vs. Romero September 18, 2021 SAP Center San Jose, California U.S. [9] 11 Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov August 20, 2021 Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota [10] 10 Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter August 13, 2021 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut [11] 9 Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee July 31, 2021 The Forum Inglewood, California [12] 8 Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz July 16, 2021 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut [13] 7 Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky June 25, 2021 [14] 6 Bellator 260: Lima vs. Amosov June 11, 2021 [15] 5 Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 May 21, 2021 0 [16] 4 Bellator 258: Archuleta vs. Pettis May 7, 2021 [17] 3 Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 Apr 16, 2021 [18] 2 Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 Apr 9, 2021 [19] 1 Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 Apr 2, 2021 [20]
Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Tournament
Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament
Title fights Title fights in 2021 Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes Featherweight Patrício Pitbull (c)def. Emmanuel Sanchez Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:35 Bellator 255 [a] Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c)def. Phil Davis Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 Bellator 257 [b] Bantamweight Sergio Pettis def. Juan Archuleta (c)Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 Bellator 258 [c] Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c)def. Leslie Smith TKO (punches) 5 4:51 Bellator 259 [d] Welterweight Yaroslav Amosov def. Douglas Lima (c)Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) 5 5:00 Bellator 260 [e] Heavyweight Valentin Moldavsky def. Timothy Johnson Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) 5 5:00 Bellator 261 [f] Women's Flyweight Juliana Velasquez (c)def. Denise Kielholtz Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) 5 5:00 Bellator 262 [g] Featherweight A. J. McKee def. Patrício Pitbull (c)Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:57 Bellator 263 [h] Middleweight Gegard Mousasi (c)def. John Salter TKO (punches) 3 2:07 Bellator 264 [i] Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c)def. Julius Anglickas Submission (kimura) 4 4:25 Bellator 268 [j] Lightweight Patricky Pitbull def. Peter Queally TKO (punches) 2 1:05 Bellator 270 [k] Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg (c)def. Sinead Kavanagh KO (punches) 1 1:32 Bellator 271 [l] Bantamweight Sergio Pettis (c)def. Kyoji Horiguchi KO (spinning backfist) 4 3:24 Bellator 272 [m]
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