[1][2][3][4][5] In the main event, Gegard Mousasi defended his Middleweight title against undefeated Austin Vanderford.

Mousasi is coming off his first title defense against John Salter in August 2021 at Bellator 264, where Mousasi dominated the bout before finishing the bout via third-round TKO with punches.

Mousasi, a former Strikeforce champ who spent four years in the UFC, is on a three-fight winning streak and has won 11 out of 12 fights dating back to February 2016.

[6] A middleweight bout between Fabian Edwards and Marian Dimitrov was scheduled for this event.

The bout proceeded at catchweight and Hay was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to his opponent Lee Hammond.