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Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell
The poster for Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell
PromotionBellator MMA
DateMarch 12, 2022 (2022-March-12)
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.[1][2][3][4]

Background

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The main event featured a Featherweight title eliminator between Ádám Borics and Mads Burnell.[5]

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.[6]

One-time Bellator middleweight title challenger John Salter faced Johnny Eblen in a middleweight bout.[7]

A women's featherweight between Cat Zingano and Pam Sorenson was scheduled for the event.[8] However, Zingano was forced to pull out due to injury and the bout was cancelled.[9]

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.[10]

A welterweight bout between Derek Anderson and Goiti Yamauchi was scheduled for this event.[11] The week of the event, the bout was scrapped for unknown reasons.[12]

A women's flyweight bout between Diana Avsaragova and Ashley Deen was scheduled for this event.[13] The week of the event, Deen pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Kyra Batara.[14]

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.[15]

Results

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bellator 276 fight card: Adam Borics vs. Mads Burnell set to headline event in St. Louis". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. ^ Sherdog.com. "Adam Borics-Mads Burnell No. 1 Contender Bout Tops Bellator 276 in St. Louis". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. ^ FightBookMMA (2022-02-09). "Bellator 276 Officially Set For Saturday, March 12 In St. Louis | FightBook MMA". Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. ^ "Bellator MMA | BELLATOR 276 OFFICIALLY SET FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 12 IN ST. LOUIS". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. ^ "Bellator 276 set for March 12 in St. Louis with Adam Borics vs. Mads Burnell". MMA Junkie. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  6. ^ High School Sports (15 February 2022). "Harrisburg native, former Penn State wrestling champ Phil Davis set for Bellator 276 co-main event slot". pennlive.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ^ Anderson, Frankie (16 February 2022). "Former Title Challenger John Salter Meets Undefeated Johnny Eblen During Main Card Of Bellator 276". mmauk.net. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ^ Heck, Mike (2022-02-15). "Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson, John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen among additions to Bellator 276 lineup". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  9. ^ "Cat Zingano injured, Bellator 276 fight with Pam Sorenson canceled". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  10. ^ FightBookMMA (2022-03-02). "Romero Cotton will meet late replacement Freddy Sandoval at Bellator 276 | FightBook MMA". Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  11. ^ Heck, Mike (2022-02-15). "Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson, John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen among additions to Bellator 276 lineup". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  12. ^ Heck, Mike (2022-03-08). "Derek Anderson vs. Goiti Yamauchi scratched from Bellator 276". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  13. ^ Heck, Mike (2022-02-15). "Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson, John Salter vs. Johnny Eblen among additions to Bellator 276 lineup". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  14. ^ Riggs, Drake (2022-03-08). "Diana Avsaragova gets new opponent mid-Bellator 276 fight week". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  15. ^ "Bellator 276 weigh-in results: Adam Borics, Mads Burnell on point for headliner; one fight scrapped". MMA Junkie. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  16. ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator 276". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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