Bellator 283 was held on the 22nd of July, 2022 at the Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma, Washington, US.
Former UFC Lightweight Champion, Khabib’s cousin Usman Nurmagomedov once again proved himself to be the next big superstar in the MMA world. The 24-year-old Dagestani choked out his opponent, Chris Gonzalez, in the very first round. With this win, he moves up to 15-0 with 3 finishes in a row. In the post-fight interview in the ring, he called out the Bellator Lightweight champion, Patricky Pitbull.
In the co-main event, Tofiq Musayev put on the highlight of the night. The Azerbaijani knocked out Sidney Outlaw clean with a thunderous right hook in just 27 seconds. With this win, Musayev all but guaranteed his title shot as the current lightweight champion, Patricky Freire confirmed his wish to fight Musayev after the latter’s performance. “Guess this settles it. See you in November, Tofiq.” commented the older Pitbull on Twitter.
The main event of the Bellator 283 was Jason Jackson vs Douglas Lima. The bout was fought in a catchweight as Lima missed weight. Unfortunately for “The Phenom” Lima, the worst was yet to happen. Being on a 3-fight losing streak, the former pound-for-pound king was already going through an extremely tough phase. This, however, did not make Jackson take Lima any lightly as put on a wrestling masterclass winning the fight via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45).
Other fight results: main card Bellator 283
- Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Lorenz Larkin declared no-contest (unintentional illegal elbow) – Round1
- Marcelo Golm def. Davion Franklin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3
