| Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | September 23, 2022 | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
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Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, that took place on 23 September 2022 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Bellator returned to Dublin for the second time in 2022, featuring Irish fighter Peter Queally in the main event against former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champions Benson Henderson. [1] [5]
After initially being booked for May 6, 2022 at Bellator 280 and being scrapped due to a hand injury to Manhoef, [6] Yoel Romero and Melvin Manhoef was rescheduled for this event. [7]
A bantamweight bout between Brett Johns and James Gallagher was scheduled for this event. [8] However in August, it was announced that Gallagher pulled out of the bout due to unknown reasons. [9] Jordan Winski was picked as a replacement for Gallagher. [10]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Benson Henderson | def. | Peter Queally | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–45, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Yoel Romero | def. | Melvin Manhoef | KO (elbows) | 3 | 3:34 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Leah McCourt | def. | Dayana Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Pedro Carvalho | def. | Mads Burnell | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (150 lbs) | Ciaran Clarke | def. | Rafael Hudson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:50 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Karl Moore | def. | Karl Albrektsson | Submission (face crank) | 2 | 3:36 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Brian Moore | def. | Arivaldo Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brett Johns | def. | Jordan Winski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Darragh Kelly | def. | Kye Stevens | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kane Mousah | def. | Georgi Karakhanyan | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kenny Mokhonoana | def. | Alex Bodnar | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Featherweight | Asaël Adjoudj | def. | Jordan Barton | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 2:39 | |
| Welterweight | Luca Poclit | def. | Dante Shiro | Technical Submission (reverse arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 4:27 | |
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