''Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally'' was a
mixed martial arts
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event produced by
Bellator MMA, that took place on 23 September 2022 at the
3Arena in
Dublin
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, Ireland.
Background
Bellator returned to
Dublin
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for the second time in 2022, featuring Irish fighter
Peter Queally
Peter Queally (born February 19, 1989) is an Irish mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2012, he has also competed for Extreme Fighting Championship, BAMMA, Cage Warriors ...
in the main event against former
WEC and
UFC Lightweight Champions Benson Henderson.
After initially being booked for May 6, 2022 at
Bellator 280
''Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 6, 2022, at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.
Background
After successfully defending his Bellator Heavyweight Title over in ...
and being scrapped due to a hand injury to Manhoef,
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero Palacio (born April 30, 1977) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for Bellator MMA. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight divi ...
and
Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ...
was rescheduled for this event.
A bantamweight bout between
Brett Johns
Thomas Brett Johns (born 21 February 1992) is a Welsh professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. Prior to signing with Bellator, Johns competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (U ...
and James Gallagher was scheduled for this event. However in August, it was announced that Gallagher pulled out of the bout due to unknown reasons. Jordan Winski was picked as a replacement for Gallagher.
Results
See also
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2022 in Bellator MMA
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Events list
Scheduled events
Past events
Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament
Bellat ...
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List of Bellator MMA events
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List of current Bellator fighters
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Bellator MMA Rankings
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