Bellator 286
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Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 1, 2022, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, United States.
Background
The event marked the promotion's second visit to Long Beach and first since Bellator 106 in November 2013.
A Bellator Featherweight World Championship between current three-time champion (also former Bellator Lightweight World Champion) Patrício Pitbull and Ádám Borics headlined the event.
The co-main event featured a lightweight bout between former Bellator Featherweight Champion A. J. McKee and Spike Carlyle.
At weigh ins, the bout between Juan Archuleta and Enrique Barzola was moved to a catchweight of 141 pounds; while two fighters missed weight; Spike Carlyle, was .6 pounds over the division non-title fight limit at 156.6 lbs, and Dominic Clark, who came in at 2.2 pounds over the limit at 158.2 lbs for his lightweight bout. Carlyle and Clark were fined 20% of their purses and the bouts continued at catchweights.
A Lightweight bout between Mike Hamel and Max Rohskopf was planned for the event; however it was scrapped the day of the event as Rohskopf was not cleared by doctors.
Results
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Patrício Pitbull (c) | def. | Ádám Borics | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (156.6 lbs) | A. J. McKee | def. | Spike Carlyle | Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jeremy Kennedy | def. | Aaron Pico | TKO (shoulder injury) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (141 lbs) | Juan Archuleta | def. | Enrique Barzola | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Bobby Seronio III | def. | Miguel Peimbert | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Islam Mamedov | def. | Nick Browne | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jay Jay Wilson | def. | Vladimir Tokov | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Khalid Murtazaliev | def. | Khadzhimurat Bestaev | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:02 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Sumiko Inaba | def. | Nadine Mandiau | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Weber Almeida | def. | Ryan Lilley | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (158.2 lbs) | Lance Gibson Jr. | def. | Dominic Clark | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Bantamweight | Cee Jay Hamilton | def. | Richard Palencia | TKO (leg injury) | 2 | 0:12 | |
| Postliminary card (Youtube) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Keoni Diggs | def. | Ricardo Seixas | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. The amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings.
- Patrício Pitbull: $150,000 (no win bonus) vs. Ádám Borics: $100,000
- A.J. McKee: $105,000 (no win bonus, $5,000 fine from Carlyle) def. Spike Carlyle: $40,000 (includes $10,000 deduction)
- Jeremy Kennedy: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Pico: $100,000
- Juan Archuleta: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Enrique Barzola: $31,000
- Bobby Seronio III $6,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Peimbert: $3,000
- Islam Mamedov: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Nick Browne: $24,000
- Jay Jay Wilson: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Vladimir Tokov: $23,000
- Khalid Murtazaliev: $40,000) (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev: $13,000
- Sumiko Inaba: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Nadine Mandiau: $3,000
- Weber Almeida: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Lilley: $5,000
- Lance Gibson Jr.: $15,700 (no win bonus, $700 fine from Clark) def. Dominic Clark: $5,600 (includes $1,400 deduction)
- Cee Jay Hamilton: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Richard Palencia: $15,000
- Keoni Diggs: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Seixas: $12,000