Bellator
MMA returns to Ireland this week with a middleweight title
fight.
The main event will see champion Johnny
Eblen attempt to make his second title defense after claiming
the belt from Gegard
Mousasi and defeating Anatoly
Tokov. Vying for the title is a fan-favorite in English fighter
Fabian
Edwards. Both title fight participants made weight, as did the
rest of the 20-fight card with one exception. Piotr
Niedzielski, who will fight Khasan
Magomedsharipov, missed the featherweight limit by 1.8 pounds,
and will be fined a percentage of his purse as a result.
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A perfect 13-0 as a professional, Eblen has looked unstoppable
within Bellator. Prior to claiming the belt, the American had
picked up wins against John Salter
and Collin
Huckbody. „Diamond Hands“ is 9-0 inside the Bellator cage.
Meanwhile, Edwards (12-2) is riding a three-fight win streak. After
back-to-back defeats to Austin
Vanderford and Costello
van Steenis, „The Assassin“ rebounded with a vicious KO over
Lyoto
Machida and decision wins over Charlie
Ward and Mousasi.
Bellator 299 will air live on Showtime on Saturday at 4 p.m.
ET/1 p.m. PT, with prelims kicking off on the Bellator YouTube page
at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT.
Bellator 299 Weigh-in Results:
Johnny
Eblen (184.6) vs. Fabian
Edwards (185)
Pedro
Carvalho (145.6) vs. Aaron Pico
(145.2)
Mads
Burnell (144.4) vs. Daniel
Weichel (145.6)
Sara
Collins (145.3) vs. Sinead
Kavanagh (145.8)
Levan
Chokheli (169.9) vs. Sabah
Homasi (170.2)
Daniele
Miceli (170.2) vs. Peter
Queally (170.2)
Mansour
Barnaoui (155.2) vs. Jay-Jay
Wilson (156)
Gregory
Babene (185.8) vs. Charlie
Ward (185.8)
Ciaran
Clarke (139.6) vs. Przemyslaw
Gorny (139.2)
Roman
Faraldo (170.8) vs. Luca Poclit
(169.8)
Khasan
Magomedsharipov (145.6) vs. Piotr
Niedzielski (147.8)*
Darragh
Kelly (145.2) vs. Jelle
Zeegers (145.4)
Brian
Moore (145.4) vs. Otto
Rodrigues (145)
Davy
Gallon (155.2) vs. Attila
Korkmaz (155)
Asael
Adjoudj (145.6) vs. Ibrahim
Al-Faqih Hassan (146)
Kenny
Mokhonoana (145.5) vs. Josh
O’Connor (145.8)
Romain
Debienne (171) vs. Nicolo
Solli (170.6)
Kasim
Aras (253.6) vs. Sergey
Bilostenniy (246.2)
Mark
Ewen (155) vs. Noah Gugnon
(155.6)
Chiara
Penco (115.2) vs. Mackenzie
Stiller (115.8)
* Niedzielski missed weight by 1.8 pounds and will be fined a
percentage of his purse.