LOS ANGELES - Kickstarting the fireworks just before Fourth of July weekend, BELLATOR MMA has assembled a blazing card featuring a Middleweight World Championship main event and the conclusion of the BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinals at BELLATOR MMA 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen. The event is set for Friday, June 24 and will air live on SHOWTIME beginning at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.

Headlining the card, BELLATOR Middleweight World Champion Gegard Mousasi (49-7) will defend his title against undefeated and No. 1-ranked middleweight Johnny Eblen (11-0). Leading into the main event and part of the Bantamweight Grand Prix, No. 6-ranked Leandro Higo (21-5) takes on No. 9-ranked Danny Sabatello (12-1) for the right to advance to the semifinal round to face Interim BELLATOR Bantamweight Titleholder Raufeon Stots (18-1). On the other side of the bracket, No. 4-ranked Magomed Magomedov (18-2-0) will face No. 10-ranked Enrique Barzola (18-5-2), with the winner set to move on to face No. 2-ranked Patchy Mix (16-1) in the semifinal round.

The preliminary fight card will begin at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT, and will be distributed on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel, and Pluto TV.

Tickets for BELLATOR MMA 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen are on sale at both Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.  

MEN'S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Patricio Pitbull (33-5)  

2. Vadim Nemkov (15-2, 1 NC)

3. Gegard Mousasi (49-7-2)  

4. AJ McKee (18-1)  

5. Ryan Bader (30-7)  

6. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0)    

7. Corey Anderson (16-5, 1 NC)      

8. Sergio Pettis (22-5)  

9. Raufeon Stots (18-1) ∆1

10. Logan Storley (14-1) NR

WOMEN'S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Cris Cyborg (26-2, 1 NC)

2. Liz Carmouche (17-7)      

3. Juliana Velasquez (12-1)  

4. Arlene Blencowe (15-9) ∆1

5. Cat Zingano (12-4) ∆1

6. Denise Kielholtz (6-4) ∇2

7. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-2)   

8. Kana Watanabe (11-1-1)  

9. Sinead Kavanagh (8-5)

10. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT

C. Ryan Bader (30-7)

1. Valentin Moldavsky (11-2)  

2. Linton Vassell (23-8)       

3. Fedor Emelianenko (40-6)       

4. Cheick Kongo (31-12-2)  

5. Steve Mowry (10-0)  

6. Tyrell Fortune (12-2)       

7. Tim Johnson (15-9)

8. Davion Franklin (5-0)

9. Said Sowma (8-3)      

10.Gokhan Saricam (7-1)

MEN'S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

C. Vadim Nemkov (15-2)

1. Corey Anderson (16-5)  

2. Phil Davis (24-6)  

3. Ryan Bader (30-7)  

4. Anthony Johnson (23-6)    

5. Julius Anglickas (10-3)   

6. Lyoto Machida (26-11)

7. Karl Albrektsson (13-3)

8. Yoel Romero (14-6)

9. Alex Polizzi (10-2)

10. Grant Neal (7-1)  

MEN'S MIDDLEWEIGHT

C. Gegard Mousasi (49-7-2)  

1. Johnny Eblen (11-0)

2. Austin Vanderford (11-1)  

3. John Salter (18-6)

3. Fabian Edwards (10-2) ∆1

5. Anatoly Tokov (30-2)  

6. Lorenz Larkin (24-7)  

7. Romero Cotton (6-0)

8. Dalton Rosta (6-0)

9. Anthony Adams (9-2)  

10. Khalid Murtazaliev (15-3)

MEN'S WELTERWEIGHT

C. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0)

IC. Logan Storley (14-1) ∆4

2. Michael Page (20-2) ∇1

3. Douglas Lima (32-10) ∇1

4. Jason Jackson (15-4) ∇1

5. Neiman Gracie (11-3)  

6. Andrey Koreshkov (25-4)  

7. Derek Anderson (17-4)  

8. Paul Daley (43-18-2)  

9. Kyle Crutchmer (9-1)

10. Sabah Homasi (16-10)

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT

C. Patricky Pitbull (24-10)

1. Sidney Outlaw (16-4)  

2. Brent Primus (11-2)   

3. Benson Henderson (29-11)

4. Usman Nurmagomedov (14-0)

5. Peter Queally (13-6-1)

6. Islam Mamedov (20-1-1)

7. Myles Jury (19-6)

8. Alexander Shabliy (20-3)

9. Dan Moret (15-7)

10. Gadzhi Rabadanov (17-4-1)

MEN'S FEATHERWEIGHT

C. Patricio Pitbull (33-5)

1. AJ McKee (18-0)  

2. Adam Borics (18-1)

3. Mads Burnell (16-4)

4. Aaron Pico (10-3)       

5. Jeremy Kennedy (17-3)      

6. Pedro Carvalho (12-6)  

7. Daniel Weichel (41-13)          

8. Justin Gonzales (13-1)       

9. Cody Law (6-0)      

10. Darrion Caldwell (15-6)

MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT

C. Sergio Pettis (22-5)

IC. Raufeon Stots (18-1)

2. Patchy Mix (16-1)  

3. Juan Archuleta (25-4)

4. Magomed Magomedov (18-2)  

5. Kyoji Horiguchi (29-5)  

6. Leandro Higo (21-5)  

7. James Gallagher (11-2)  

8. Josh Hill (21-4)

9. Danny Sabatello (12-1)

10. Enrique Barzola (18-5-2)  

WOMEN'S FEATHERWEIGHT

C. Cris Cyborg (26-2, 1 NC)  

1. Arlene Blencowe (15-9)  

2. Cat Zingano (12-4)  

3. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)  

4. Sinead Kavanagh (8-5)       

5. Leah McCourt (6-2)

6. Pam Sorenson (9-4)      

7. Talita Nogueira (8-2)      

8. Janay Harding (6-6)  

9. Dayana Silva (10-7)      

10. Jessica Borga (3-4)  

WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT

C. Liz Carmouche (17-7)       

1. Juliana Velasquez (12-1)  

2. Kana Watanabe (11-1-1) ∆1

3. Denise Kielholtz (6-4) ∇1

4. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-2)

5. Alejandra Lara (9-5)  

6. Veta Arteaga (6-4)

7. DeAnna Bennett (12-7-1)  

9. Justine Kish (8-5)       

8. Vanessa Porto (23-9)  

10. Diana Avsaragova (5-0)  

Please visit Bellator.com for additional information.

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BELLATOR 282: MOUSASI VS. EBLEN MAIN CARD:

Friday, June 24 – live on SHOWTIME

9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT  

Middleweight World Championship Main Event: C-GegardMousasi (49-7-2) vs. #1-Johnny Eblen (11-0)

Bantamweight World Grand Prix: #6-Leandro Higo (21-5-0) vs. #9-Danny Sabatello (12-1)

Bantamweight World Grand Prix: #4-Magomed Magomedov (18-2-0) vs. #10-Enrique Barzola (18-5-2)

Welterweight Bout: Brennan Ward (15-6) vs. Kassius Kayne (12-7)  

BELLATOR 282: MOUSASI VS. EBLEN PRELIMINARY CARD:

BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV

6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT

Lightweight Bout: #2-Brent Primus (11-2) vs. #8-Alexander Shabliy (21-3)

Featherweight Bout: #2-Cat Zingano (12-4) vs. #6-Pam Sorenson (9-4)

Middleweight Bout: #5-Anatoly Tokov (30-2) vs. Muuhammed Abdullah (11-5, 1 NC)

Welterweight Bout: #10-Sabah Homasi (16-10) vs. Maycon Mendonca (11-5)

Flyweight Bout: #5-Alejandra Lara (9-5) vs. Ilara Joanne (9-6)

Featherweight Bout: #9-Cody Law (6-0) vs. James Gonzalez (8-5)

Lightweight Bout: #9-Dan Moret (15-7) vs. Killys Mota (12-3)

Featherweight Bout: Lucas Brennan (6-0) vs. Johnny Soto (4-2)

Middleweight Bout: Fabio Aguiar 18-2 vs. Aaron Jeffery (11-3)

Lightweight Bout: Mandel Nallo (8-2, 1 NC) vs. Bryce Logan (12-6)

Updated schedule of BELLATOR MMA events

Fri. June 24 // BELLATOR 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen // Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, CT  

Fri. Sep. 23 // BELLATOR DUBLIN // 3Arena // Dublin