BELLATOR MMA 276: BORICS VS. BURNELL MAIN CARD RESULTS AND QUOTES:
Featherweight Main Event: #2-Adam Borics (18-1) defeated #2-Mads Burnell (16-4) via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)
Adam Borics on becoming next in line for a world championship: “Look I am not even breathing! The hard work pays off guys! I am next!
“I wanted to kick more, If I could have gotten two more calf kicks in, I think I could have taken him down. Mads is a tough guy.”
Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: #2-Phil Davis (24-6, 1 NC) defeated #4-Julius Anglickas (10-3) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Phil Davis on what’s next in his career: “What’s next for me is an ice bath, two ibuprofens and we’ll go from there.”
“I’d have to go up to heavyweight to fight Bader, and I’d hate to say it – but he looks pretty unstoppable at heavyweight. I’m just going to look to beat whoever they put in front of me.”
Middleweight Bout: #3-Johnny Eblen (11-0) defeated #1-John Salter (18-6) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Johnny Eblen on taking on the middleweight champion: “Gegard Mousasi said he didn’t even know who I was … He is an old ass lion, I’m a young lion.”
“It was a boring first round, but it’s motivation to get back to the drawing board so I can give fans a better show.”
Lightweight Bout: Gadzhi Rabadanov (17-4-2) defeated Jay-Jay Wilson (8-1) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Light Heavyweight Bout: #8-Alex Polizzi (10-1) defeated Jose Augusto (7-4, 1 NC) via submission (RNC) at 0:49 of round three
Middleweight Bout: #8-Romero Cotton (6-0) defeated Freddy Sandoval (5-7-1) via TKO at 1:39 of round one
Flyweight Bout: #9-Diana Avsaragova (5-0) defeated Kyra Batara (8-5) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight Bout: Cody Law (6-0) defeated James Adcock (7-5) via KO (strikes) at 1:17 of round one
Welterweight Bout: Roman Faraldo (7-0) defeated Kevin Rayford (5-4) via TKO (strikes) at 0:44 of round one
Bantamweight Bout: Jordan Howard (11-5) defeated Trevor Ward (6-6) via TKO (strikes) at 2:24 of round two
Amateur Middleweight Bout: Nico Alcaraz (5-0) defeated Stanton Ketcherside (1-1) via submission (Americana) at 2:00 of round two
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Updated schedule of BELLATOR MMA events
Fri. Apr. 15 // BELLATOR 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2/Nemkov vs. Anderson // SAP Center // San Jose, Calif.
Fri. April 22 // BELLATOR MMA 278 // Neal S. Blaisdell Arena // Honolulu
Sat. April 23 // BELLATOR MMA 279: Pettis vs. Stots / Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 // Neal S. Blaisdell Arena // Honolulu
Fri. May 6 // BELLATOR MMA 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2 // Accor Arena // Paris
Fri. May 13 // BELLATOR MMA 281: Amosov vs. MVP // The OVO Arena Wembley // London