An impressively deep Bellator 282 card saw fighters hit the scale Thursday morning for the event’s official weigh-in.
Topping the promotion’s only event in June, middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi was looking to make his second title defense of the year, against American Top Team fighter Johnny Eblen. With nearly 60 fights in a career spanning two decades, Mousasi had a vast experience advantage despite being just six years older than the challenger.
The bantamweight grand prix was also set to continue this week, as two quarterfinal bouts featured on the Bellator 282 card. In one, noted trash talker and mental warfare aficionado Danny Sabatello was up against Leandro Higo, while in the other, The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America winner Enrique Barzola looked to advance against dangerous Russian Magomed Magomedov.
The return of Brennan Ward, the debut of Aaron Jeffery, and a key women’s featherweight fight between Cat Zingano and former Invicta champ Pam Sorenson were also lined up for Friday’s event.
Weigh-ins for Bellator 282 go down Thursday morning; full results can be found below.
Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen Weigh-In Results
Main Card
Gegard Mousasi (c) (185) vs. Johnny Eblen (185) – for the Bellator MMA middleweight championship
Leandro Higo (134.75) vs. Danny Sabatello (134.75) – bantamweight grand prix quarterfinal
Enrique Barzola (135) vs. Magomed Magomedov (135) – bantamweight grand prix quarterfinal
Kassius Kayne (169.5) vs. Brennan Ward (171)
Preliminary Card
Dan Moret (155.75) vs. Killys Mota (155.5)
Lucas Brennan (145.75) vs. Johnny Soto (145.5)
Brent Primus (156) vs. Alexander Shabliy (155.75)
Cat Zingano (145.25) vs. Pam Sorenson (146)
Anatoly Tokov (186) vs. Muhammad Abdullah (184.25)
Sabah Homasi (170) vs. Maycon Mendonca (170.75)
Ilara Joanne (125) vs. Alejandra Lara (125.5)
James Gonzalez (145.75) vs. Cody Law (145.75)
Fabio Aguiar (184) vs. Aaron Jeffery (184.25)
Bryce Logan (156) vs. Mandel Nallo (155.5)
