Usman Nurmagomedov’s Dominant Victory Secures Bellator Lightweight World Championship

SAN DIEGO, CA – The Bellator Champions Sequence continued with an action-packed occasion dwell 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 competition and defended the Bellator Light-weight title by way of unanimous determination. 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 by way of unanimous determination, 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 putting, 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 primary card. Using his elite wrestling, Ayvazyan picked up the unanimous determination 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 report by way of unanimous determination.

Japan’s Masayuki Kikuiri (10-2-1) impressively defeated Herman Terrado (15-7-1) by way of 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 by way of 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 by way of 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 formidable second-round TKO and secured the victory in her professional debut.

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COMPLETE RESULTS

Predominant Card Outcomes:

Bellator Light-weight World Championship Bout:Usman Nurmagomedov def. Alexander Shabliy by way of unanimous determination (50-45, 49-46×2)

Welterweight No. 1 Contender Co-Predominant Bout:Lorenz Larkin def. Levan Chokheli by 1st spherical TKO (1:53)

Middleweight Predominant Card Bout:Aaron Jeffery def. Douglas Lima by way of unanimous determination (29-28×3)

Girls’s Flyweight Predominant Card Bout: Sumiko Inaba def. Mackenzie Stiller by way of 2nd spherical TKO (4:25)

Light-weight Predominant Card Bout: YancyMedeiros def. Zhora Ayvazyan def. Yancy Medeiros by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Early Card Outcomes:

Middleweight Bout: JordanNewman def. Imamshafi Aliev by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight Bout:Masayuki Kikuiri def vs. Herman Terrado by way of third spherical TKO (2:54)

Bantamweight Bout: Bryce Meredith def. vs. Jon Macalolooy by way of 1st spherical technical submission (3:15)

Heavyweight Bout: Josh Hokit def. Sean Rose by way of 1st spherical submission (4:58)

Girls’s Strawweight Bout:Ashley Thiner def. Aysia Cortez by way of 2nd spherical TKO (3:11)

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