| 2024 in Bellator MMA | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Bellator MMA |
| First date | February 24, 2024 |
2024 in Bellator MMA is the sixteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
| 2024 in Bellator MMA | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Information | |
| Promotion | Bellator MMA |
| First date | February 24, 2024 |
2024 in Bellator MMA is the sixteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
| # | Event | Date | Venue | City | Country | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bellator Champions Series 5: McCourt vs. Collins | September 14, 2024 | OVO Arena Wembley | London | England | [1] |
| 5 | Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy | September 7, 2024 | Pechanga Arena | San Diego, California | United States | [2] |
| 4 | Bellator Champions Series 3: Jackson vs. Kuramagomedov | June 22, 2024 | 3Arena | Dublin | Ireland | [3] |
| 3 | Bellator Champions Series 2: Mix vs. Magomedov 2 | May 17, 2024 | Accor Arena | Paris | France | [4] |
| 2 | Bellator Champions Series 1: Anderson vs. Moore | March 22, 2024 | SSE Arena | Belfast | Northern Ireland | [5] [6] |
| 1 | PFL vs. Bellator | February 24, 2024 | Kingdom Arena | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | [7] |
| Title fights in 2024 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Patrício Pitbull (c) | def. | Jeremy Kennedy | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 4:07 | Bellator Champions Series 1 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | def. | Karl Moore | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator Champions Series 1 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Patchy Mix (c) | def. | Magomed Magomedov | Decision (split) (46–49, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator Champions Series 2 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | def. | Jason Jackson (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator Champions Series 3 | [d] |
| Lightweight | Usman Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Alexandr Shabliy | Decision (unaminous) (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator Champions Series 4 | [e] |
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