After a summer away, Bellator MMA returns tonight on the West Coast for Bellator Champions Series 4. Pechanga Arena in San Diego is the host venue for the Saturday night extravaganza of competitive violence.
Live coverage begins this evening at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on MAX (formerly known as HBO MAX) inside the United States, with the show being streamed over DAZN in the United Kingdom at 1 am London time Sunday morning. All told, Bellator Champions Series 4 features 10 MMA bouts.
Main Event
At the top of the bill tonight is 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). This is a five-round fight at five minutes per round.
Co-Main Event
Immediately beforehand, you’ll see a fight for the No. 1 contender status at welterweight 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
Also on tonight’s main card, you’ll see a middleweight contest pitting Douglas Lima (33-11 MMA, 15-7 Bellator) against Aaron Jeffery (14-5 MMA, 3-2 Bellator), a women’s flyweight fight matching Sumiko Inaba (7-1 MMA, 6-1 Bellator) with Mackenzie Stiller (3-0 MMA, 2-0 Bellator), and a lightweight match between Yancy Medeiros (16-8, 2 NC MMA, 1-0 Bellator) and Jora Avazyan (14-1 MMA, Bellator promotional debut.)
Bellator Champions Series 4 Results:
Card: (8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, MAX)
Main Event: Usman Nurmagomedov def. Alexander Shabily by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46), defends Bellator MMA Lightweight Championship.
Co-Main Event: Lorenz Larkin def. Levan Chokheli by TKO (Punches) at 1:53 into Round 1, Welterweight Championship Eliminator.
Aaron Jeffery def. Douglas Lima by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
Sumiko Inaba def. Mackenzie Stiller by TKO (Ground and Pound) at 4:25 into Round 2.
Jora Avazyan def. Yancy Medeiros by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)
Prelims:
Featured Prelim: Jordan Newman def. Imamshafi Aliev by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)
Co-Featured Prelim: Masayuki Kikuiri def. Herman Terrado by TKO (Body Kick followed by Ground and Pound) at 2:54 into Round 3.
Bryce Meredith def. John Macalooly by Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:18 into Round 1.
Josh Hokit def. Sean Rose by Submission (Armbar) at 4:58 into Round 1.
Ashley Thiner def. Aysia Cortez by TKO (Punches) at 3:11 into Round 2.
