| Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | October 1, 2021 | |||
| Venue | Wembley Arena | |||
| City | London, England | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 1, 2021, at Wembley Arena in London, England. [1] [2] [3]
Former three-time champion Douglas Lima returned to the cage for the first time since losing his title to Yaroslav Amosov, when he faced Michael "Venom" Page in a rematch at SSE Arena in London. The main card of the event, titled "Bellator London: Lima vs. MVP 2," aired live at 4 p.m. ET on Showtime. Page returned to fight in his home city for the first time since 2019, looking to avenge the lone defeat of his professional career when he was knocked out by Lima in the second round of their Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix semifinal bout two years ago at Bellator 221. [1] [2] [3]
The co-main event featured #5 ranked Featherweight Leah McCourt against Jessica Borga. [4]
A lightweight bout between Charlie Leary and Gavin Hughes was scheduled for this event; however Hughes pulled out due to a ruptured bicep and was replaced by Benjamin Brander. [5] At weigh ins, the bout was scrapped for COVID protocol issues. [6]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Michael Page | def. | Douglas Lima | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Leah McCourt | def. | Jessica Borga | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Rob Whiteford | vs. | Andrew Fisher | No Contest (accidental eye poke) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Luke Trainer | def. | Yannick Bahati | TKO (elbow and punches) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| Lightweight | Tim Wilde | def. | Yves Landu | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Lewis Long | def. | Michael Dubois | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| Lightweight | Davy Gallon | def. | Kane Mousah | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Elina Kallionidou | def. | Petra Částková | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 2:07 | |
| Welterweight | Jack Grant | def. | Nathan Jones | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:16 | |
| Featherweight | Fabacary Diatta | def. | Nathan Rose | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Chiara Penco | def. | Katharina Dalisda | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:45 | |
| Bantamweight | Khurshed Kakhorov | def. | Jair Junior | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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