Bellator 280

When Was Bellator 280?

Bellator 280 took place on Friday, May 6th, 2022, at Accor Arena, Paris in France.

Who won the main event at Bellator 280?

Ryan Bader beat Cheick Kongo by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 280.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Ryan Bader.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Heavyweight championship.

What were the results at Bellator 280?

At Bellator 280 in the co-main event, Yoel Romero was victorious over Alex Polizzi with a KO in their Light Heavyweight contest.

On the main card, Lorenz Larkin beat Kyle Stewart by knockout in a Middleweight bout, Davy Gallon defeated Benjamin Brander with a KO at Lightweight, and Mike Shipman was defeated by Gregory Babene by knockout in their Middleweight contest.

On the prelim card, Lewis Long lost to Thibault Gouti on points in a Welterweight bout, Fabacary Diatta was overcome by Jordan Barton by decision at Featherweight, Lucie Bertaud was victorious over Katarzyna Sadura on points in their Women’s Flyweight contest, and Pedro Carvalho lost to Piotr Niedzielski by decision in a Featherweight fight.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Youcef Ouabbas defeated Matthieu Letho by knockout in a Middleweight bout, Victor Verchere was defeated by Bourama Camara with a KO at Welterweight, Soren Bak beat Charlie Leary on points, and Yves Landu defeated Gavin Hughes with a KO in a Lightweight fight.

Bellator 280 Results.

These are the fight results from the main card of Bellator 280:

Main Event

• Ryan Bader def. Cheick Kongo, Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) (Heavyweight - 5 Rounds)

Co Main Event

• Yoel Romero def. Alex Polizzi, KO, Round 3 (Light Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)

Main Card

• Lorenz Larkin def. Kyle Stewart, KO, Round 1 (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)
• Davy Gallon def. Benjamin Brander, KO, Round 2 (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Gregory Babene def. Mike Shipman, KO, Round 1 (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Thibault Gouti def. Lewis Long, Unanimous Decision (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Jordan Barton def. Fabacary Diatta, Split Decision (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Lucie Bertaud def. Katarzyna Sadura, Unanimous Decision (Women’s Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Piotr Niedzielski def. Pedro Carvalho, Split Decision (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Youcef Ouabbas def. Matthieu Letho, KO, Round 1 (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)
• Bourama Camara def. Victor Verchere, KO, Round 1 (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Soren Bak def. Charlie Leary, Unanimous Decision (Bellator 280 - 3 Rounds)
• Yves Landu def. Gavin Hughes, KO, Round 1 (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)

Who broadcasted Bellator 280?

In the US, the Showtime show was expected to begin at 4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST. In the UK, the BBC Sport broadcast of the card was expected to start at 9:00 PM (BST).