Bellator 276

Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell
The poster for Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell
Information
PromotionBellator MMA
DateMarch 12, 2022
VenueFamily Arena
CitySt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2

Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on March 12, 2022, at the Family Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

Background

The main event featured a Featherweight title eliminator between Ádám Borics and Mads Burnell.

In the co-main event, former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion and No. 2-ranked Phil Davis returned to action against No. 4-ranked Julius Anglickas, who most recently challenged for the 205-pound title.

One-time Bellator middleweight title challenger John Salter faced Johnny Eblen in a middleweight bout.

A women's featherweight between Cat Zingano and Pam Sorenson was scheduled for the event. However, Zingano was forced to pull out due to injury and the bout was cancelled.

A middleweight bout between Romero Cotton and Lance Wright was scheduled for this event. However, Wright pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Freddy Sandoval.

A welterweight bout between Derek Anderson and Goiti Yamauchi was scheduled for this event. The week of the event, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons.

A women's flyweight bout between Diana Avsaragova and Ashley Deen was scheduled for this event. The week of the event, Deen pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Kyra Batara.

At the weigh-ins, Josh Weston missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 175.8 pounds, 4.8 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. Due to the weigh miss, his bout against Josh Augustine was cancelled.

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Ádám Borics def. Mads Burnell Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 49–46) 5 5:00
Light Heavyweight Phil Davis def. Julius Anglickas Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Johnny Eblen def. John Salter Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Jay-Jay Wilson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Light Heavyweight Alex Polizzi def. José Augusto Azevedo Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 0:49
Middleweight Romero Cotton def. Freddy Sandoval TKO (punches) 1 1:39
Women's Flyweight Diana Avsaragova def. Kyra Batara Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Cody Law def. James Adcock KO (punches) 1 1:17
Welterweight Roman Faraldo def. Kelvin Rayford TKO (punches) 1 0:44
Bantamweight Jordan Howard def. Trevor Ward TKO (elbows) 2 3:24
Amateur bout
Middleweight Nico Alcaraz def. Stanton Ketcherside Submission (keylock) 2 2:00

See also