Gegard Mousasi will defend his undisputed Bellator MMA middleweight championship when he faces undefeated American Top Team export Austin Vanderford in the Bellator 275 main event on Friday at 3Arena in Dublin. Mousasi’s reign now spans 484 days, having begun with his five-round unanimous decision over Douglas Lima on Oct. 29, 2020.
A closer look at the Bellator 275 particulars:
THE LINEUP
185: Gegard Mousasi vs. Austin Vanderford145: Leah McCourt vs. Sinead Kavanagh
145: Ciaran Clarke vs. Aboubakar Tounkara
145: Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jose Sanchez
135: Brian Moore vs. Jornel Lugo
135: Brett Johns vs. Khurshed Kakhorov
155: Charlie Leary vs. Davy Gallon
115: Danni McCormack vs. Stephanie Ielo Page
155: Junior Morgan vs. Darragh Kelly
155: Daniele Scatizzi vs. Vladimir Tokov
265: Kirill Sidelnikov vs. Gokhan Saricam
145: Scott Pedersen vs. Nathan Kelly
155: Lee Hammond vs. Jamie Hay
THE RUNDOWN
• The Bottom Line: Eventful Developments• Rivalries: Sinead Kavanagh
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