The Bellator Champions Series continued with an action-packed event live from Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. The evening’s card featured a star-studded night of fights and the Bellator Lightweight World Championship between Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0, 1 NC) and Alexander Shabliy(24-4).
Nurmagomedov dominated the contest and defended the Bellator Lightweight title via unanimous decision. In the co-main event of the evening, Lorenz Larkin (27-8, 2 NC) faced off against Levan Chokheli (13-3, 1 NC). Larkin swarmed Chokheli early in the first round, resulting in a TKO victory.
Douglas Lima (33-12) matched up with Aaron Jeffery (15-5) in a Middleweight bout. Jeffery defeated Lima via unanimous decision, inserting himself back into the win column.
In Women’s Flyweight action, Sumiko Inaba (8-1) took on Mackenzie Stiller. Inaba, who fights out of Maui, HI, displayed aggressive striking, securing the TKO victory in the second round.
A Lightweight competition between Yancy Medeiros (12-9, 2 NC) and Zhora Ayvazyan(15-1) kicked off the action for the main card. Utilizing his elite wrestling, Ayvazyan picked up the unanimous decision victory.
In addition, Jordan Newman (7-0) and Imamshafi Aliev (9-1) faced off in a Middleweight contest. After a back-and-forth bout, Newman defended his undefeated record via unanimous decision.
Japan’s Masayuki Kikuiri (10-2-1) impressively defeated Herman Terrado (15-7-1) via third-round TKO in a Welterweight affair.
Continued action 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 via first-round technical submission.
Josh Hokit (2-0) clashed with Sean Rose (2-3, 1 NC) in a Heavyweight tilt. Hokit, a former NFL player and All-American wrestler, defeated Rose via first-round submission.
Aysia Cortez (0-1) and San Diego’s Ashley Thiner (1-0) faced off in a Women’s Strawweight bout. Thiner earned an impressive second-round TKO and secured the victory in her pro debut.
All Bellator Champions Series events can be seen live in the U.S. on Max, as well as the U.K. only on DAZN.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Main Card Results:
Bellator Lightweight World Championship Bout
Usman Nurmagomedov def. Alexander Shabliy via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46x2)
Welterweight No. 1 Contender Co-Main Bout
Lorenz Larkin def. Levan Chokheli by 1st round TKO (1:53)
Middleweight Main Card Bout
Aaron Jeffery def. Douglas Lima via unanimous decision (29-28x3)
Women’s Flyweight Main Card Bout
Sumiko Inaba def. Mackenzie Stiller via 2nd round TKO (4:25)
Lightweight Main Card Bout
Yancy Medeiros def. Zhora Ayvazyan def. Yancy Medeiros via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Early Card Results:
Middleweight Bout
Jordan Newman def. Imamshafi Aliev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight Bout
Masayuki Kikuiri def vs. Herman Terrado via 3rd round TKO (2:54)
Bantamweight Bout
Bryce Meredith def. vs. Jon Macalolooy via 1st round technical submission (3:15)
Heavyweight Bout
Josh Hokit def. Sean Rose via 1st round submission (4:58)
Women’s Strawweight Bout
Ashley Thiner def. Aysia Cortez via 2nd round TKO (3:11)