After a summer break, Bellator MMA is back on the West Coast tonight for Bellator Champions Series 4. The Pechanga Arena in San Diego will host the Saturday night event of competitive combat.
Live coverage starts at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on MAX (formerly HBO MAX) in the US, and on DAZN in the UK at 1 am London time on Sunday. Bellator Champions Series 4 includes 10 MMA fights.
Main Event
Tonight’s main event features the battle for the Bellator MMA Lightweight Championship between Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0, 1 NC MMA, 6-0, 1 NC Bellator) and Alexander Shabily (24-3 MMA, 5-0 Bellator). It’s a five-round fight with five minutes per round.
Co-Main Event
Prior to the main event, there will be a fight to determine the No. 1 contender in the welterweight division between Lorenz Larkin (26-8, 1 NC MMA, 7-3, 1 NC Bellator) and Levan Chokheli (13-2, 1 NC MMA, 4-2 Bellator).
Rest of the Card
Other bouts on the main card include a middleweight matchup between Douglas Lima (33-11 MMA, 15-7 Bellator) and Aaron Jeffery (14-5 MMA, 3-2 Bellator), a women’s flyweight bout between Sumiko Inaba (7-1 MMA, 6-1 Bellator) and Mackenzie Stiller (3-0 MMA, 2-0 Bellator), and a lightweight fight featuring Yancy Medeiros (16-8, 2 NC MMA, 1-0 Bellator) against Jora Avazyan (14-1 MMA, Bellator debut).
Bellator Champions Series 4 Results:
Card: (8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, MAX)
Main Event:Â Usman Nurmagomedov defeats Alexander Shabily by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) to retain the Bellator MMA Lightweight Championship.
Co-Main Event:Â Lorenz Larkin defeats Levan Chokheli by TKO (Punches) at 1:53 into Round 1, Welterweight Championship Eliminator.
Aaron Jeffery defeats Douglas Lima by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Sumiko Inaba defeats Mackenzie Stiller by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 4:25 into Round 2.
Jora Avazyan defeats Yancy Medeiros by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Prelims:
Featured Prelim:Â Jordan Newman defeats Imamshafi Aliev by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Co-Featured Prelim:Â Masayuki Kikuiri defeats Herman Terrado by TKO (Body Kick followed by Ground and Pound) at 2:54 into Round 3.
Bryce Meredith defeats John Macalooly by Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:18 into Round 1.
Josh Hokit defeats Sean Rose by Submission (Armbar) at 4:58 into Round 1.
Ashley Thiner defeats Aysia Cortez by TKO (Punches) at 3:11 into Round 2.
