SAN DIEGO, CA – The Bellator Champions Collection continued with an action-packed occasion reside from Pechanga Enviornment in San Diego, California. The night’s card featured a star-studded evening of fights and the Bellator Light-weight World Championship between Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0, 1 NC) and Alexander Shabliy (24-4).
Nurmagomedov dominated the competition and defended the Bellator Light-weight title by way of unanimous choice. Within the co-main occasion of the night, Lorenz Larkin (27-8, 2 NC) confronted off in opposition to Levan Chokheli (13-3, 1 NC). Larkin swarmed Chokheli early within the first spherical, leading to a TKO victory.
Douglas Lima (33-12) matched up with Aaron Jeffery (15-5) in a Middleweight bout. Jeffery defeated Lima by way of unanimous choice, inserting himself again into the win column.
In Girls’s Flyweight motion, Sumiko Inaba (8-1) took on Mackenzie Stiller. Inaba, who fights out of Maui, HI, displayed aggressive placing, securing the TKO victory within the second spherical.
A Light-weight competitors between Yancy Medeiros (12-9, 2 NC) and Zhora Ayvazyan (15-1) kicked off the motion for the principle card. Using his elite wrestling, Ayvazyan picked up the unanimous choice victory.
As well as, Jordan Newman (7-0) and Imamshafi Aliev (9-1) confronted off in a Middleweight contest. After a back-and-forth bout, Newman defended his undefeated document by way of unanimous choice.
Japan’s Masayuki Kikuiri (10-2-1) impressively defeated Herman Terrado (15-7-1) by way of third-round TKO in a Welterweight affair.
Continued motion featured a Bantamweight bout between Bryce Meredith (7-0) and Jon Macalolooy (4-2). Meredith, a 3-time NCAA D1 All-American wrestler, defeated Macalolooy by way of first-round technical submission.
Josh Hokit (2-0) clashed with Sean Rose (2-3, 1 NC) in a Heavyweight tilt. Hokit, a former NFL participant and All-American wrestler, defeated Rose by way of first-round submission.
Aysia Cortez (0-1) and San Diego’s Ashley Thiner (1-0) confronted off in a Girls’s Strawweight bout. Thiner earned a powerful second-round TKO and secured the victory in her professional debut.
All Bellator Champions Collection occasions might be seen reside within the U.S. on Max, in addition to the U.Okay. solely on DAZN.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Principal Card Outcomes:
Bellator Light-weight World Championship Bout:Usman Nurmagomedov def. Alexander Shabliy by way of unanimous choice (50-45, 49-46×2)
Welterweight No. 1 Contender Co-Principal Bout:Lorenz Larkin def. Levan Chokheli by 1st spherical TKO (1:53)
Middleweight Principal Card Bout:Aaron Jeffery def. Douglas Lima by way of unanimous choice (29-28×3)
Girls’s Flyweight Principal Card Bout: Sumiko Inaba def. Mackenzie Stiller by way of 2nd spherical TKO (4:25)
Light-weight Principal Card Bout: YancyMedeiros def. Zhora Ayvazyan def. Yancy Medeiros by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Early Card Outcomes:
Middleweight Bout: JordanNewman def. Imamshafi Aliev by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight Bout:Masayuki Kikuiri def vs. Herman Terrado by way of third spherical TKO (2:54)
Bantamweight Bout: Bryce Meredith def. vs. Jon Macalolooy by way of 1st spherical technical submission (3:15)
Heavyweight Bout: Josh Hokit def. Sean Rose by way of 1st spherical submission (4:58)
Girls’s Strawweight Bout:Ashley Thiner def. Aysia Cortez by way of 2nd spherical TKO (3:11)
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