NORWICH, Conn. – Bellator 282 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville and features 14 bouts including a middleweight title fight and two bantamweight grand prix tournament bouts. Atop the card, middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (49-7-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) defends his title against undefeated American Top Team product Johnny Eblen (11-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA). In the co-main event, bad blood boils over as bitter rivals Leandro Higo (21-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) and Danny Sabatello (12-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) finally will get their hands on one another in a grand prix quarterfinal. Also part of the tournament, Enrique Barzola (18-5-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) takes on Magomed Magomedov (18-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA). The 28 fighters competing on the card are set to tip the scales Thursday at the host hotel.
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