The penultimate Bellator event of 2022 went down Saturday with Bellator 288 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. With two title fights on the card, one champ defended while another belt changed hands. Vadim Nemkov (15-2 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) earned a unanimous decision win over Corey Anderson (16-5 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) to defend light heavyweight gold in the main event, while Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) outpointed Patricky Freire (24-11 MMA, 15-9 BMMA) on the scorecards to claim the lightweight strap . For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from Bellator 288.
Roman Faraldo before Bellator 288: I’m ‘way better’ than Levan Chokheli ‘in every facet’
November 17, 2022
Bellator 288 predictions: Nemkov or Anderson, Freire or Nurmagomedov in Chicago title fights?
November 17, 2022
Bellator 288 pre-event facts: Patricky Freire can take sole possession of all-time knockout record
November 17, 2022
Bellator 288 fight card announced: 13 bouts official for Chicago
October 6, 2022
Bellator 283 video: Roman Faraldo keeps first-round KO streak alive with walk-off finish of Luis Iniguez
July 22, 2022
Bellator 276: Roman Faraldo sends Kelvin Rayford into orbit with lead jab, follows up with more violence
March 12, 2022
Highlight magnet Roman Faraldo makes Bellator 276 promise: ‘No matter what, I will deliver’
March 10, 2022
Jason Jackson: Roman Faraldo hasn’t beaten anybody, fighting him would be a ‘back step’
November 15, 2021
Roman Faraldo: Highlight-reel flying knee was all Paulino Hernandez, Jorge Masvidal – and Goku
November 14, 2021
Bellator 271 video: Roman Faraldo points at opponent, leaps across cage for stiffening flying knee KO
November 12, 2021
Roman Faraldo channeled inner Marvin Hagler during Bellator 255 win: ‘War was on my mind’
April 5, 2021
Bellator 255 video: Roman Faraldo stops 6-foot-7 welterweight Trevor Gudde in 90 seconds
April 2, 2021
Bellator 255 weigh-in results: Main card on point, but three prelim fighters miss marks – leading to a scratch
April 1, 2021