Bellator 286

Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 1, 2022, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, United States.

Background
In his first bout since reclaiming the Bellator Featherweight World Championship at Bellator 277 in April, Patrício Pitbull faced off against Ádám Borics, who was on a four-fight winning streak and coming off a unanimous decision win over Mads Burnell at Bellator 276.

A. J. McKee moved up to lightweight for the first time after losing his first bout in his career in a title defense against Patrício Pitbull at Bellator 277 in April. In the opposite corner, he faced Spike Carlyle, who has won five straight bouts since parting ways with the UFC in 2020, and was coming off two techncial submission wins under Bellator contract, against Dan Moret in December at Bellator 272 and Koji Takeda in April at Rizin 35.

At weigh ins, the bout between Juan Archuleta and Enrique Barzola was moved to a catchweight of 141 pounds; while two fighters missed weight; Spike Carlyle, was .6 pounds over the division non-title fight limit at 156.6 lbs, and Dominic Clark, who came in at 2.2 pounds over the limit at 158.2 lbs for his lightweight bout. Carlyle and Clark were fined 20% of their purses and the bouts continued at catchweights.

A Lightweight bout between Mike Hamel and Max Rohskopf was planned for the event; however it was scrapped the day of the event as Rohskopf was not cleared by doctors.

Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the California State Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings.


 * Patrício Pitbull: $150,000 (no win bonus) vs. Ádám Borics: $100,000
 * A.J. McKee: $105,000 (no win bonus, $5,000 fine from Carlyle) def. Spike Carlyle: $40,000 (includes $10,000 deduction)
 * Jeremy Kennedy: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Pico: $100,000
 * Juan Archuleta: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Enrique Barzola: $31,000
 * Bobby Seronio III $6,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Peimbert: $3,000
 * Islam Mamedov: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Nick Browne: $24,000
 * Jay Jay Wilson: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Vladimir Tokov: $23,000
 * Khalid Murtazaliev: $40,000) (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev: $13,000
 * Sumiko Inaba: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Nadine Mandiau: $3,000
 * Weber Almeida: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Lilley: $5,000
 * Lance Gibson Jr.: $15,700 (no win bonus, $700 fine from Clark) def. Dominic Clark: $5,600 (includes $1,400 deduction)
 * Cee Jay Hamilton: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Richard Palencia: $15,000
 * Keoni Diggs: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Seixas: $12,000