LONG BEACH, Calif. – Bellator 286 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).
The event takes place at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
In the main event, featherweight champion Patricio Freire (33-5 MMA, 21-5 BMMA) takes on challenger Adam Borics (18-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA). In the co-feature, former featherweight champ A.J. McKee (18-1 MMA, 18-1 BMMA) moves to lightweight to meet Spike Carlyle (14-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), who missed weight for the bout.
Official Bellator 286 results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Patricio Freire def. Adam Borics via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 50-45) – to retain featherweight title
- A.J. McKee def. Spike Carlyle via unanimous decision (29-26, 30-26, 30-27)
- Jeremy Kennedy def. Aaron Pico via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 5:00
- Juan Archuleta def. Enrique Barzola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie 7 p.m. ET)
- Bobby Seronio III def. Miguel Peimbert via unanimous decision (30-27, 20-37, 30- 27)
- Islam Mamedov def. Nick Browne via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jay Jay Wilson def. Vladimir Tokov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Khalid Murtazaliev def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:02
- Sumiko Inaba def. Nadine Mandiau via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 20-37)
- Weber Almeida def. Ryan Lilley via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Lance Gibson Jr. def. Dominic Clark via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:49
- Cee Jay Hamilton def. Richard Palencia via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 0:12
- Keoni Diggs def. Ricardo Seixas unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) – postlim