Bellator MMA returned to us right this moment, September 23, 2023, for Bellator 299, happening reside from the 3Arena in Dublin, Eire.
Headlining the occasion was a 185 lb title bout between Johnny Eblen (14-0) and the brother of present UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, no. 1 ranked middleweight contender Fabian Edwards (12-3).
Eblen received the belt again in June of 2022 along with his dominant 5 spherical dispatching of former champion Gegard Mousasi (UD), and had since defended it a single time in opposition to no. 3 ranked Anatoly Tokov (UD), who got here into the bout with a document of 31-2 on a seven-fight promotional win streak.
Edwards alternatively got here in on a three-fight win streak, having most lately defeated the likes of former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida (KO), in addition to Irish standout Charlie Ward (UD) and Gegard Mousasi (UD) himself, handing the Dutchman his first ever two-fight dropping streak within the course of.
Proceed studying to see how this Bellator middleweight championship principal occasion went down:
Official End result: Johnny Eblen def. Fabian Edwards by way of KO (punches) at :21 of spherical three
Edwards is ready to preserve his vary within the opening spherical along with his slick kicks, principally going to the lead leg of the champion, and likewise managed the middle for a very good portion of the spherical. He does the identical factor within the second, although Eblen is ready to discover his vary with good punch mixtures and started to regulate the motion towards the top of the spherical.
Eblen opens up spherical three with a livid tempo, dropping Edwards with a heavy proper hand. The champion follows up with even heavier punches from high place to safe the stoppage victory, turning into the primary man to cease Edwards in his MMA profession.
Johnny Eblen makes the second profitable protection of his middleweight championship right this moment at Bellator 299.
JOHNNY EBLEN FINISHES FABIAN EDWARDS TO DEFEND HIS BELLATOR MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE! 💥#Bellator299
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