Bellator 283

The event marked the promotion's debut in Tacoma and the state of Washington. A Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between current champion Patricky Pitbull and Sidney Outlaw was expected to headline the event. However on July 4, it was announced that Pitbull had sustained an injury and that the bout would be moved to a later date. The next day, after Adam Piccolotti pulled out of his bout against Tofiq Musayev, Outlaw and Musayev were booked against each other in the co-main. The co-main event was to feature former Bellator Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima and Jason Jackson. The bout was initially scheduled for May 13, 2022 at Bellator 281. However, for unknown reasons, the bout was pulled from the event and was rescheduled for this event. After the main event between Pitbull and Outlaw was scrapped and the reshuffling of the bouts, the bout was promoted to new headliner and 5 rounds. A lightweight bout between Justin Montalvo and Vladimir Tokov was scheduled for this event, however due to an injury to Tokov, he pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Archie Colgan. A featherweight bout between Kai Kamaka III and Akhmed Magomedov was scheduled for this event. Kamaka however pulled out of the bout for unknown reasons. == Results ==

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Washington State Athletic Commission. The amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings. • Jason Jackson: $191,000 (includes $83,000 win bonus) def. Douglas Lima: $100,000 • Tofiq Musayev: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Sidney Outlaw: $30,000 • Usman Nurmagomedov: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Chris Gonzalez: $30,000 • Mukhamed Berkhamov: $33,000 vs. Lorenz Larkin: $125,000 • Marcelo Golm: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Davion Franklin: $30,000 • Dalton Rosta: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Romero Cotton: $25,000 • Veta Arteaga: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Vanessa Porto: $18,000 • Gadzhi Rabadanov: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) def. Bobby King: $17,000 • Akhmed Magomedov: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Boehm: $4,000 • Roman Faraldo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Luis Iniguez: $8,000 • Jaylon Bates: $22,000 def. Mark Coates: $4,000 • Archie Colgan: $7,500 def. Bryan Nuro: $4,000 == See also ==