Leah McCourt (8-3) of Northern Ireland faces Australia’s Sara Collins (5-0) in a featherweight bout headlining Bellator Champions Series 5. The No. 1 contender matchup tops the fight card live on MAX from OVO Arena Wembley in London, England on September 14.
The co-main event is a light heavyweight battle between local Simeon Powell (9-1) and Rafael Xavier (13-7) of Germany. Also at light heavyweight, Luke Trainer (8-1) of England takes on Laurynas Urbonavicius (14-1) at Lithuania.
Among other bouts, Tim Wilde (17-5-1) and Marc Diakiese (17-7) meet in an all-British contest at lightweight. Plus, Archie Colgan (10-0) of Denver, Colorado and Brazil’s Manoel Sousa (11-0) clash at lightweight.
Bellator Champions Series 5 results
Get Bellator Champions Series 5 full fight card results below.
Main card
- Sara Collins def. Leah McCourt by submission (rear-naked choke, R1 at 2:25)
- Simeon Powell def. Rafael Xavier by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Luke Trainer def. Laurynas Urbonavicius by submission (rear-naked choke, R1 at 4:15)
- Marc Diakiese def. Tim Wilde by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Prelims
- Archie Colgan def. Manoel Sousa by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28-29-28)
- Mike Shipman def. Eslam Abdul Baset by TKO (punches. R2 at 2:32)
- Joseph Luciano def. Steven Hill by submission (anaconda choke, R2 at 1:22)
- Ciaran Clarke def. Tuomas Gronvall by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Darragh Kelly def. Dmytrii Hrytsenko by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
The previous edition, Bellator Champions Series 4, was held in San Diego, CA early September.