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Usman Nurmagomedov is still the Bellator lightweight champion.

The 26-year-old returned to action for the first time in 11 months and retained his title with a unanimous decision win against Alexander Shabliy in the main event of Bellator San Diego — the first defeat for Shabliy in nearly eight years. This also marked Nurmagomedov’s first win since a victory over Brent Primus in October 2023 was overturned to a no-contest when Nurmagomedov tested positive for a banned substance and was subsequently suspended for six months.

Shabliy got off to a good start, landing a solid right hand as his best weapon. Nurmagomedov ended up getting underneath Shabliy to land a big takedown, but the challenger was able to get back up quickly. Shabliy continued to utilize patience with quick and crisp counter punches, while the champion used leg kicks as his best striking maneuver in a competitive first round.

With an intense Khabib Nurmagomedov in his corner, Usman continued to mix things up on the feet and with takedown attempts in Round 2, but Shabliy held his own in those departments. The third round was a slower-paced stanza, but Nurmagomedov landed several leg kicks that looked like were taking their toll.

Shabliy landed a beautiful combination in the fourth round, but then stuck his thumb directly in Nurmagomedov’s eye. To the champ’s credit, he got right back in there. Referee Mike Beltran issued a stern warning to Shabliy before the action resumed. With a little under two minutes to go in the round, the champion stung Shabliy with a head kick and looked for a submission, but Shabliy did a great job getting back to full guard.

Shabliy entered the fifth round needing a finish, but the sense of urgency didn’t seem to be there, much to the chagrin of the crowd in attendance. Nurmagomedov hung on to improve his record to 18-0, with one judge scoring it 50-45, and the other two scoring it 49-46 for the champ.

In the co-main event, Lorenz Larkin only needed 1:53 to become the No. 1 contender for the Bellator welterweight title, stopping Levan Chokheli in the first round.

The middleweight featured bout saw Aaron Jeffery defeat former welterweight champion Douglas Lima via unanimous decision. When the result was read, it was met with a chorus of boos from the San Diego crowd.

Get full Bellator San Diego results below.

Usman Nurmagomedov def. Alexandr Shabliy via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

Lorenz Larkin def. Levan Chokheli via TKO – Round 1, 1:53 | Watch Finish

Aaron Jeffery def. Douglas Lima via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Sumiko Inaba def. Mackenzie Stiller via TKO – Round 2, 4:25

Jora Ayvazyan def. Yancy Medeiros via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Jordan Newman def. Imamshafi Aliev via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Masayuki Kikuiri def. Herman Terrado via TKO (body kick) – Round 3, 2:54

Bryce Meredith def. John MaCalolooy via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:15 | Watch Finish

Josh Hokit def. Sean Rose via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:58

Ashley Thiner def. Aysia Cortez via TKO – Round 2, 3:11

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Lorenz Larkin will finally get another crack at the Bellator welterweight title.

Larkin faced Levan Chokheli in the co-main event of Saturday’s Bellator San Diego card in what was billed as a No. 1 contender fight. As the fight was starting to get going early in the first round, Larkin clipped Chokheli with a right hand that had the Georgian fighter badly hurt. “Da Monsoon” continued to pour on the punishment until the referee had seen enough.

Check out video of the finish below.

Chokheli found success early when he caught a Larkin kick and got a takedown, but then made the decision to let the former UFC welterweight back up. That proved to be costly as Larkin would land the blow that was the beginning of the end for Chokheli.

The official stoppage came at 1:53 of the opening round.

With the victory, Larkin has won two straight, and is unbeaten in 10 of his past 11 appearances.

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UFC Vegas 97 comes to us LIVE on ESPN+ tonight (Sat., Sept. 7, 2024) with Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady in the main event. Watch all the action here!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., Sept, 7, 2024) with UFC Vegas 97. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event will be streamed LIVE on ESPN+. The main event features Welterweights Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady. Our co-main event is Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva in the women’s Flyweight division. The main card also sees Steve Garcia taking on Kyle Nelson and Matt Schnell facing late replacement, Cody Durden (full details here).

The “Prelims” card were supposed to feature Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann. However, an illness to Saint Preux has nixed that fight (full details here). Our replacement featured “Prelims” showdown is Road to UFC alum Rongzhu versus Chris Padilla. UFC Vegas 97’s “Prelims” also include Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte and Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos.

UFC VEGAS 97 START TIME, DATE

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 97 card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which begin at 4 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card (also on ESPN+) at 7 p.m. ET.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Burns vs. Brady” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 97 results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).

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UFC VEGAS 97 QUICK RESULTS

170 lbs.: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady — Brady def. Burns via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
125 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva — Silva def. Andrade via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
145 lbs.: Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson — Garcia def. Nelson via TKO (ground and pound), round 1 (3:59)
135 lbs.: Matt Schnell vs. Cody Durden — Durden def. Schnell via submission (anaconda choke), round 2 (0:29)
155 lbs.: Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz — Ashmouz def. Peek via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Rongzhu vs. Chris Padilla — Padilla def. Rongzhu via TKO (eye injury due to elbow strike), round 2 (4:14)
125 lbs.: Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte — Dulgarian def. Marotte via submission (arm triangle), round 2 (4:19)
125 lbs.: Felipe dos Santos vs. Andre Lima — Lima def. Dos Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
145 lbs.: Yizha vs. Gabriel Santos — Santos def. Yizha via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
115 lbs.: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos — Amorim def. Demopoulos via submission (arm bar), round 1 (3:28) — HIGHLIGHTS!
185 lbs.: Andre Petroski vs. Denis Budka — Petroski def. Budka via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
145 lbs.: Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher — Fletcher def. Ramaska via submission (arm triangle), round 2 (1:13) — HIGHLIGHTS!

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To check out the latest and greatest UFC Vegas 97 news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here.

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Watch Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady full fight video highlights from their showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets.

Burns vs. Brady took place Sept. 7 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev. Gilbert Burns (22-8) and Sean Brady (17-1) squared off in the main event clash. The fight aired live on pay-per-view on ESPN+.

Catch all the video highlights below.

For more on Burns vs. Brady, check out the live blog below.

Round 1

Both men out in orthodox and Brady looks to be the bigger man in there, despite being a former lightweight. He takes the center early as they both test the waters with kicks.

Brady lands the first good shot with a right hand following a jab. He’s showing a willingness to box early and appears to have faster hands. Burns looking for big overhands but hasn’t landed yet. Lands a short hook inside though and Burns keeps holding the center.

First takedown attempt! Brady stepped in and Burns changed levels with a clean double. He got through the hips but Brady got to the fence and go up after briefly touching down. Clinch battle and Brady lands a knee as he breaks.

Back in space and they get right back into a clinch with Brady pushing Burns back to the fence. Lots of infighting here but nothing substantive and Burns reverses position after some time.

More knees and short punches from both. Brady tries a trip but Burns is able to fend him off from getting position and stands. They get to space and Brady explodes with a combination of straight punches to back Burns up again. He’s definitely faster.

And inside the clinch, Brady finally gets a locked grip and trips Burns down. Burns back up but Brady still has that body lock. Burns digs an underhook and turns though and they end the round in a clinch with Burns pivoting the position.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Brady.

Round 2

OH! Burns lands a big overhand right at the start of the round and wobbles Brady! He’s not hurt, hurt, but he stumbled off and Burns jumped after him. Brady grabs a clinch though and gets Burns to the fence and we’re here again.

Now Brady trying to drop to a double and nearly gets it but Burns gets low and lifts him up. More clinch fighting as Burns turns the position and then breaks to space.

Brady not setting the world on fire with his striking, but he’s throwing fast combinations and Burns is covering up and retreating. Burns defending well but not a ton of offense. Now he sits down on a pair of big hooks but misses both and they end in a clinch.

Infighting and then a break and Burns swings a big hook on that break. He’s starting to whip those hooks in more now as Brady keeps collapsing the space and clinching. Brady has gas for days and looks to be using it.

And it pays off as Brady gets a double and runs the pipe to finish it for real. But Burns elevates with a hook and runs through to counter with his own takedown! Fun grappling but ends up moot as the get back to their feet and out to space.

Burns not unloading offense though and Brady keeps working with his jab and combinations. He’s edging these rounds out with activity and Brady gets better the longer the fight goes so Burns needs something to change this momentum.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Brady, 20-18 Brady overall.

Round 3

Right back to the same action as Brady moves and jabs, throws in combination, and Burns misses a few big hooks. If one of those connect, it could be ball game. But if they don’t, he’s losing this fight thus far.

Brady gets Burns to the fence again and he’s really putting the pace on him now. Relentless attacks with level chances and short shots. Burns doing fine to mitigate but not separate. And then he does but almost hitting a switch! Burns gets back to space off that though but Brady right back in his face with the jab, into the clinch.

Burns is able to get unders and turn him though, and tries for a single-leg but Burns hops out. They stay engaged though and Burns gets Brady back to the fence. Burns lands a solid right hook on the break but Brady gets in on a deep single-leg. Burns fends it off though. This is quite the pace from these two so far.

Burns misses a hook, Brady charges in with a combo and then Burns lands a nasty elbow. He’s throwing with heat in there now and lands a pair of knees as the clinch. Burns works through it and to space then Burns shoots and Brady nearly gives it up but just hips out of it.

Burns lands a big right as they exchange but Brady changes levels and he gets a clean takedown and gets top position as Burns gets his legs involved and nothing much happens.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Burns, 29-28 Burns overall.

Round 4

That round was a toss-up. I gave it to Burns for a few big shots in there but may well have been a Brady round.

Burns right back out to the center though and both men seems to be in good shape. But a low kick strays to the groin and we have a pause in the action while Burns takes a few minutes.

We return to action and oh well. Burns hits Brady low and so we have another break. And on replay, a suspicious man would say that was intentional as Burns’ leg went almost straight up. But oh well, we’re even now.

Brady take a few and we’re back to it. Burns once again in the center as Brady goes for the jab, right cross, volume and low kicks. Burns trying to time a big right hand but still no joy. Brady’s colume is slowing down though and neither man is clinching this round.

Brady lands a good left hook but moments later and Burns lands a right of his own finally. 5-punch combo from Brady lands lightly and now he moves into the clinch, putting Burns along the fence. Brady not landing much as he jockeys for position but Burns can’t break free. Exhausting style of fight, this.

Burns finally gets to space but Brady puts a combo on him then blast double with a clean finish into the fence. Brady pressuring down to hold position but Burns already working up to his feet. Brady staying on his lock though and trips Burns down. But Burns rolls to a leg and now Brady has to defend and as he does, Burns gets onto him with a takedown.

Brady up against the fence but Burns stays on him with a rear waistlock. Roll fails and we’re back to the fence. Burns then goes Hulk elevation for a finish but Brady pops up again and we stay clinching until the end of the round.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Brady, 39-37 Brady overall.

Round 5

Final round and it’s likely that Brady is ahead, though it’s not a certainty. Judging could get weird here so both men should try to finish strong.

Brady again with the combos but Burns is evading those now, or blocking them. He’s showing good defense, just not enough offense. Burns still slinging that right hand though.

No takedowns thus far though. Brady content to throw volume and Burns just kinda waiting for a window. Brady charges in and Burns throws a knee but the foot strays low so we get another stop in the action and Brady seems a bit upset.

When the action restarts, he certainly comes out firing and Burns retreats. Burns has simply thrown nothing this round. Legitimately we’re halfway through and he’s landed 1 strike.

OH! Burns landed a striker there! Jumping knee hits Brady but he eats it and now the clinch. Burns doesn’t want to be here though and he’s fights out more forcefully. In space Burns with a big right hand but Brady gets right back in on him and then drops for a single leg and finishes it cleanly.

Burns no in the center of the cage and has to lock up his guard as Brady looks to stand and pass. Burns is so tricky though and threatens an omoplata that gets him back to his feet. Brady staying on him though with a body lock against the fence and after some work dumps Burns to the mat.

Burns is always game but he seems to be fading. Burns does roll to a knee though as Brady tries to pass and Brady has to dive back down. Burns can’t stand though and Brady staying heavy on him as Burns keeps moving. With short time Burns finally stands up but then Brady dumps him back down just before the final bell and Brady collapses from exhaustion.

MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Brady, 49-46 Brady overall.

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