2021 in Bellator MMA | |
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Information | |
Promotion | Bellator MMA |
First date aired | April 2, 2021 |
Last date aired | December 3, 2021 |
Events | |
Total events | 18 |
Fights | |
Title fights | 13 |
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.
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] Beginning in April, Bellator's U.S broadcasts moved to the premium Showtime network.[2] Bellator 255, which took place on April 2, 2021, was the promotion's debut on Showtime, and the first MMA card to air on the network in over eight years; the last event being Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine on January 12, 2013.
Main article: List of Bellator events |
Opening round | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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![]() | UD | |||||||||||||
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![]() | UD | |||||||||||||
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![]() | TKO | |||||||||||||
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![]() | UD | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | KO | |||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | UD | |||||||||
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![]() | SUB | |||||||||
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![]() | KO | |||||||||
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![]() | UD | |||||||||
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![]() | TKO | |||||||||
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![]() | TKO | |||||||||
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![]() | 5 | |||||||||
Title fights in 2021 | ||||||||
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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] |