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Bellator Results & Highlights – Leah McCourt vs. Sara Collins

A women's featherweight matchup headlined Bellator's return to London.
Drew Beaupre|
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Bellator MMA returned to London, England on Saturday (September 14) for a Champions Series event at OVO Arena Wembley.

Leah McCourt Faces Sara Collins in London

The main event was a women’s featherweight matchup featuring Leah McCourt taking on the unbeaten Sara Collins.

“The Curse” has been competing in Bellator since 2019 and was coming off a first-round stoppage against former UFC title challenger and Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann, but Collins ended up extending her unbeaten record with a huge win when she submitted McCourt in the opening round.

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The night’s co-main event was a huge light heavyweight bout between Simeon Powell and Rafael Xavier.

Powell was returning to action after suffering his first professional loss, and although "Smooth" had a difficult first round he rallied to take a split decision over Xavier in the latter fighter's Bellator debut.

The rest of the event also saw Luke Trainer collect his fourth-straight win when he welcomed Laurynas Urbonavicius to Bellator, plus UFC veteran Marc Diakiese took a hard-fought decision over Tim Wilde in his promotional debut.

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You can check out highlights from all the action below, followed by full results for every matchup at Bellator Champions Series: London.

Darragh Kelly def. Dmytrii Hrytsenko

Ciaran Clarke def. Zebenzui Ruiz

Joseph Luciano def. Steven Hill

Mike Shipman def. Eslam Abdul Baset

Archie Colgan def. Manoel Sousa

Marc Diakiese def. Tim Wilde

Luke Trainer def. Laurynas Urbonavicius

Simeon Powell def. Rafael Xavier

Sara Collins def. Leah McCourt

Main Card (MAX, 1:00 p.m. ET)

• Main Event: Sara Collins def. Leah McCourt via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R1, 2:25

• Co-Main Event: Simeon Powell def. Rafael Xavier via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)

• Luke Trainer def. Laurynas Urbonavicius via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R1, 4:15

• Marc Diakiese def. Tim Wilde via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

• Archie Colgan def. Manoel Sousa via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-8x2)

• Mike Shipman def. Eslam Abdul Baset via KO: R2, 2:32

• Joseph Luciano def. Steven Hill via Submission (Anaconda Choke): R2, 1:22

• Ciaran Clarke def. Zebenzui Ruiz via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27x2)

• Darragh Kelly def. Dmytrii Hrytsenko via Unanimous Decision (30-26x3)

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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