Bellator
MMA will put on its first show since June. All fighters made
weight for the 10-fight card, which is headlined by Usman
Nurmagomedov putting his lightweight title on the line against
Alexandr
Shabliy.
The undefeated Nurmagomedov (17-0, 1 NC) is coming off an
overturned victory over Brent
Primus after failing a drug test for a prescription medicine.
The Russian wasn’t stripped of the title, though, which he won off
Patricky
Freire in 2022. This will look to be Nurmagomedov’s third
defense as he submitted Benson
Henderson in between the two aforementioned fights. The
26-year-old officially weighed 154.8 pounds.
Meanwhile, this is the first Bellator main event for Shabliy
(24-3). „Peresvet“ is 5-0 inside the promotion with notable wins
over Freire, Primus and Tofiq
Musayev. The 31-year-old will look to make a statement in his
first title opportunity and also weighed 154.8 pounds.
Bellator Champions Series San Diego Weigh-in Results:
Usman
Nurmagomedov (154.8) vs. Alexandr
Shabliy (154.8)
Lorenz
Larkin (170.4) vs. Levan
Chokheli (170.8)
Douglas
Lima (184.6) vs. Aaron
Jeffery (185.4)
Sumiko
Inaba (125.2) vs. Mackenzie
Stiller (125.2)
Yancy
Medeiros (155.2) vs. Zhora
Ayvazyan (155.4)
Jordan
Newman (185.2) vs. Imamshafi
Aliev (185)
Herman
Terrado (170.4) vs. Masayuki
Kikuiri (169)
Bryce
Meredith (135.8) vs. Jonathan
MaCalolooy (134.8)
Josh
Hokit (242.2) vs. Sean Rose
(264.8)
Aysia
Cortez (116) vs. Ashley
Thiner (115)