Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-09-07, mma bout not so exciting: Usman Nurmagomedov vs Alexandr Shabliy gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Shabliy vs Nurmagomedov is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 7th, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego (California, United States), in a 5-round lightweight (155 lbs, 70 kg) bout; it is the main event of Bellator Champions Series 4 (also known as Bellator Champions Series San Diego) and it is valid for the Bellator lightweight world championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Usman Nurmagomedov record
The undefeated Bellator lw champ Usman Nurmagomedov entered this fight with a professional record of 17-0-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 lightweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire (Patricky Freire vs Usman Nurmagomedov), Benson Henderson (Usman Nurmagomedov vs Benson Henderson) and Brent Primus (but then overturned in a no-contest after he tested positive for a banned substance, Usman Nurmagomedov vs Brent Primus).
Alexandr Shabliy record
His opponent, Alexandr Shabliy, has a mma record of 24-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the lightweight division.
In his last three fights he has won over Brent Primus, Tofiq Musayev and Patricky Pitbull Freire.
Fight card
Here is the Bellator CS 4 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on MAX / DAZN)
Usman Nurmagomedov vs Alexandr Shabliy
Lorenz Larkin vs Levan Chokheli
Aaron Jeffery vs Douglas Lima
Sumiko Inaba vs Mackenzie Stiller
Jora Ayvazyan vs Yancy Medeiros
Weigh-in
Watch the video of Bellator CS 4: Nurmagomedov vs Shabliy weigh-in from the official BellatorMMA Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Usman Nurmagomedov vs Alexandr Shabliy as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Nurmagomedov vs Shabliy fight?
Usman Nurmagomedov defeated Alexandr Shabliy via unanimous decision. Scores were 50–45, 49–46, 49–46.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the Bellator CS 4 post-fight interview video of Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandr Shabliy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14-eGkpvjtM
This was a terrible fight . The striking was so bad. Fight reminded me of romero vs izzy