Bellator Champions Series 4
| Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | September 7, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Pechanga Arena | |||
| City | San Diego, California, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy (also known as Bellator Champions Series San Diego) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on September 7, 2024, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, United States.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]The event marked the promotion's third visit to San Diego and first since Bellator 300 in October 2023.[4]
A Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between current champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandr Shabliy headlined the event.[5] The pair was previously expected to headline at Bellator Champions Series 2, but Nurmagomedov withdrew from the event due to injury.[6]
Roughly a two-week before the card there a fight changes made:[7][8]
- On August 29, it was announced that two bouts between Raufeon Stots vs. Marcos Breno and Grant Neal vs. Khalid Murtazaliev were removed from the event for unknown reasons.
- Keri-Taylor Melandez was scheduled to face Sumiko Inaba in a women's flyweight bout, but she withdrew due to knee injury and was replaced by Mackenzie Stiller.
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card (MAX / DAZN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Usman Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Alexandr Shabliy | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Lorenz Larkin | def. | Levan Chokheli | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:53 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Aaron Jeffery | def. | Douglas Lima | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Sumiko Inaba | def. | Mackenzie Stiller | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:25 | |
| Lightweight | Jora Ayvazyan | def. | Yancy Medeiros | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (MAX) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Jordan Newman | def. | Imamshafi Aliev | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Masayuki Kikuiri | def. | Herman Terrado | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 2:54 | |
| Bantamweight | Bryce Meredith | def. | John MaCalolooy | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:15 | |
| Heavyweight | Josh Hokit | def. | Sean Rose | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:58 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Ashley Thiner | def. | Aysia Cortez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:11 | |
- ^ For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship.
- ^ Bellator Welterweight title eliminator.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Usman Nurmagomedov faces Alexandr Shabliy at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego". MMA Junkie. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Bellator News: Two Title Fights Confirmed for September Champions Series Events". Sports Illustrated MMA News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Gonzalez, Gabriel (2024-06-18). "Nurmagomedov vs Shabliy Set for Sept 07 Event in San Diego". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Bellator Champions Series events will stream on Max in 2024". MMA Junkie. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alexandr Shabliy to Headline Bellator San Diego on Sept. 7". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Bellator's Cedric Doumbe returns vs. Derek Anderson in Paris, but Nurmagomedov-Shabliy title fight scrapped". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Guillen, Adam (2024-08-29). "Bellator San Diego loses two fights, including Raufeon Stots vs. Marcos Breno co-main event". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Bellator Champions Series San Diego Loses Stots vs. Breno, Neal vs. Murtazaliev". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator Champions Series San Diego". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.