Former UFC champion, Benson Henderson faces Peter Queally in an important duel at Bellator 285

B. Henderson is the protagonist of Bellator 285 (Photo: Facebook/Bellator)

This Friday (23), Bellator returns to Dublin, capital of Ireland, to hold the organization's 285th event. The event features 13 fights and features lightweights (up to 70,3kg) Benson Henderson and Peter Queally, who face each other in the main fight.

With a renewed contract with Bellator, Benson Henderson is looking to score his second consecutive victory in the organization and put an end to the bad phase he experienced between 2020 and 2021, when he suffered three consecutive defeats. The former UFC champion is ranked third in the Bellator lightweight rankings.

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On the other side, Peter Queally His asset is the support of his fans, as he fights in his hometown. The Irishman occupies seventh place in the rankings and is coming off a defeat in a title fight against the current champion Patricky Pitbull.

Veterans duel

The co-main fight of the event features a duel between very veterans. With a combined age of 91 years, Yoel romero and Melvin Manhoef face each other in the light heavyweight division (up to 93kg).

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At 45, Yoel romero has recovered from the terrible sequence of four defeats that he experienced between 2018 and 2021. The Cuban is coming off a technical knockout victory over Alex Polizzi at Bellator 280, in May, and occupies seventh place in the rankings.

At 46 years old, knockout artist Melvin Manhoef returns to the circular cage after almost two years away. The Dutchman is coming off a defeat to Corey anderson in November 2020.

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Brazil on the card

The third most important fight of the night features a Brazilian presence. Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) from Rio de Janeiro Dayana Silva is looking for her second consecutive victory in the organization when she faces British Leah McCourt, whose six-fight winning streak was broken by a setback against Sinead Kavanagh in February.

At the opening of the main card, Rafael Hudson from São Paulo enters into action in his debut in the organization to face the home athlete Ciaran Clarke in combined weight (up to 68kg).

On the preliminary card of the event, veteran Arivaldo Carniça debuts in the circular cage and faces Brian Moore in a duel at bantamweight (up to 61,2kg). At 40 years old, the Bahian has won five in a row and hasn't lost since June 2018.

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