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Bellator Champions Series 4

Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy
The poster for Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy
PromotionBellator MMA
DateSeptember 7, 2024 (2024-September-07)
VenuePechanga Arena
CitySan Diego, California, United States
Event chronology
Bellator Champions Series 3: Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy Bellator Champions Series 5: McCourt vs. Collins

Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy (also known as Bellator Champions Series San Diego) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on September 7, 2024, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, United States.[1][2][3]

Background

The event marked the promotion's third visit to San Diego and first since Bellator 300 in October 2023.[4]

A Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between current champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandr Shabliy headlined the event.[5] The pair was previously expected to headline at Bellator Champions Series 2, but Nurmagomedov withdrew from the event due to injury.[6]

Roughly a two-week before the card there a fight changes made:[7][8]

  • On August 29, it was announced that two bouts between Raufeon Stots vs. Marcos Breno and Grant Neal vs. Khalid Murtazaliev were removed from the event for unknown reasons.
  • Keri-Taylor Melandez was scheduled to face Sumiko Inaba in a women's flyweight bout, but she withdrew due to knee injury and was replaced by Mackenzie Stiller.

Fight card

Fight card (MAX / DAZN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov (c) def. Alexandr Shabliy Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00 [a]
Welterweight Lorenz Larkin def. Levan Chokheli KO (punches) 1 1:53 [b]
Middleweight Aaron Jeffery def. Douglas Lima Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Sumiko Inaba def. Mackenzie Stiller TKO (punches) 2 4:25
Lightweight Jora Ayvazyan def. Yancy Medeiros Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (MAX)
Middleweight Jordan Newman def. Imamshafi Aliev Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Masayuki Kikuiri def. Herman Terrado TKO (body kick and punches) 3 2:54
Bantamweight Bryce Meredith def. John MaCalolooy Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:15
Heavyweight Josh Hokit def. Sean Rose Submission (armbar) 2 4:58
Women's Strawweight Ashley Thiner def. Aysia Cortez TKO (punches) 2 3:11
  1. ^ For the Bellator Lightweight World Championship.
  2. ^ Bellator Welterweight title eliminator.

[9]

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the athletes as reported to the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). It does not include any discretionary bonuses, side letter (LOA) agreement totals, or sponsorship pay.[10]

  • Usman Nurmagomedov: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Alexander Shabliy: $50,000
  • Lorenz Larkin: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Levan Chokheli: $41,000
  • Aaron Jeffery: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Douglas Lima: $50,000
  • Sumiko Inaba: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus) def. Mackenzie Stiller: $13,000
  • Jora Ayvazyan: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Yancy Medeiros: $25,000
  • Jordan Newman: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Imamshafi Aliev: $30,000
  • Masayuki Kikuiri: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Herman Terrado: $7,500
  • Bryce Meredith: $30,000 (no win bonus) def. John MaCololooy: $5,000
  • Josh Hokit: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Sean Rose: $2,000
  • Ashley Thiner: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Aysia Cortez: $10,000

See also

References

  1. ^ "Usman Nurmagomedov faces Alexandr Shabliy at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego". MMA Junkie. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  2. ^ "Bellator News: Two Title Fights Confirmed for September Champions Series Events". Sports Illustrated MMA News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. ^ Gonzalez, Gabriel (2024-06-18). "Nurmagomedov vs Shabliy Set for Sept 07 Event in San Diego". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ^ "Bellator Champions Series events will stream on Max in 2024". MMA Junkie. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  5. ^ Sherdog.com. "Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Alexandr Shabliy to Headline Bellator San Diego on Sept. 7". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  6. ^ "Bellator's Cedric Doumbe returns vs. Derek Anderson in Paris, but Nurmagomedov-Shabliy title fight scrapped". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  7. ^ Guillen, Adam (2024-08-29). "Bellator San Diego loses two fights, including Raufeon Stots vs. Marcos Breno co-main event". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  8. ^ Sherdog.com. "Bellator Champions Series San Diego Loses Stots vs. Breno, Neal vs. Murtazaliev". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  9. ^ "Bellator MMA | Bellator Champions Series San Diego". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  10. ^ Nolan King (September 8, 2024). "Bellator Champions Series: San Diego salaries: Usman Nurmagomedov, Lorenz Larkin top disclosed payouts list". MMAjunkie.com.
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