The Bellator Champions Collection continued with an action-packed occasion reside from Pechanga Area 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 Bellator San Diego contest and defended the Bellator Light-weight title through unanimous choice. Within the co-main occasion of the night, Lorenz Larkin (27-8, 2 NC) confronted off towards 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 through 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 through unanimous choice.
Japan’s Masayuki Kikuiri (10-2-1) impressively defeated Herman Terrado (15-7-1) through 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 through 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 through 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.
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COMPLETE RESULTS
Essential Card Outcomes:
Bellator Light-weight World Championship Bout: Usman Nurmagomedov def. Alexander Shabliy through unanimous choice (50-45, 49-46×2)
Welterweight No. 1 Contender Co-Essential Bout: Lorenz Larkin def. Levan Chokheli by 1st spherical TKO (1:53)
Middleweight Essential Card Bout: Aaron Jeffery def. Douglas Lima through unanimous choice (29-28×3)
Girls’s Flyweight Essential Card Bout: Sumiko Inaba def. Mackenzie Stiller through 2nd spherical TKO (4:25)
Light-weight Essential Card Bout: Yancy Medeiros def. Zhora Ayvazyan def. Yancy Medeiros through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Early Card Outcomes:
Middleweight Bout: Jordan Newman def. Imamshafi Aliev through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight Bout: Masayuki Kikuiri def vs. Herman Terrado through third spherical TKO (2:54)
Bantamweight Bout: Bryce Meredith def. vs. Jon Macalolooy through 1st spherical technical submission (3:15)
Heavyweight Bout: Josh Hokit def. Sean Rose through 1st spherical submission (4:58)
Girls’s Strawweight Bout: Ashley Thiner def. Aysia Cortez through 2nd spherical TKO (3:11)
