INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Bellator 228 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT).
The event takes place at The Forum. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
In the main event, featherweight champion Patricio Freire (29-4 MMA, 17-4 BMMA) takes on challenger Juan Archuleta (23-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) in a bout that also closes out the first round of Bellator’s 145-pound tournament. Three additional opening-round tournament bouts precede it. And the event closes with a rematch between former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida (26-8 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) and ex-Bellator champ Gegard Mousasi (45-7-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA).
Official Bellator 228 results include:
MAIN CARD (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)
- Gegard Mousasi def. Lyoto Machida via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
- Champ Patricio Freire def. Juan Archuleta via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 49-46) – for featherweight title; featherweight tournament opening round
- A.J. McKee def. Georgi Karakhanyan via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:08 – featherweight tournament opening round
- Darrion Caldwell def. Henry Corrales via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-27) – featherweight tournament opening round
- Daniel Weichel def. Saul Rogers via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) – featherweight tournament opening round
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6:45 p.m. ET)
- A.J. Agazarm def. Jonathan Quiroz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ava Knight def. Shannon Goughary via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 1:46
- Antonio McKee def. William Sriyapai via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:17
- Johnny Cisneros def. Mike Jasper via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:28
- Leandro Higo def. Shawn Bunch via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:34
- Weber Almeida def. Castle Williams via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:20
- Joshua Jones def. Dominic Clark via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:39
- James Barnes def. David Duran via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:51
- Jason Edwards vs. Adrian Najera
- Jonathan Santa Maria vs. Jay Viola
- Osman Diaz vs. Andre Walker
- Ian Butler vs. Emilio Williams
