Bellator Champions Series 5

Bellator Champions Series 5: McCourt vs. Collins
The poster for Bellator Champions Series 5: McCourt vs. Collins
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	September 14, 2024 (2024-09-14)
Venue	OVO Arena Wembley
City	London, England
Event chronology
Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy Bellator Champions Series 5: McCourt vs. Collins

Bellator Champions Series 5: McCourt vs. Collins (also known as Bellator Champions Series London) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on September 14, 2024, at OVO Arena Wembley in London, England. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

This is the last event to be promoted by Bellator MMA as the company ceased operations in January 2025.

Background

The event marked the promotion's eighth visit to London and first since Bellator 281 in May 2022. ^[4]

A Bellator Middleweight World Championship rematch between current champion Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards was expected to headline the event. ^[5] The pairing previously met at Bellator 299 in September 2023, which Eblen won by third-round knockout. ^[6] However on September 3, the bout was rescheduled for a later date with a women's featherweight title eliminator bout between Leah McCourt and Sara Collins served as the new main event. ^[7]

A women's featherweight bout between Eman Almudhaf and Daiane Silva was removed from the event at the weigh-ins for unknown reasons. ^[8]

Results

Fight card (MAX / DAZN)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Featherweight	Sara Collins	def.	Leah McCourt	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:25	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Simeon Powell	def.	Rafael Xavier	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Luke Trainer	def.	Laurynas Urbonavicius	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:15
Lightweight	Marc Diakiese	def.	Tim Wilde	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (MAX)
Lightweight	Archie Colgan	def.	Manoel Sousa	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Mike Shipman	def.	Eslam Abdul Baset	TKO (knee and punches)	2	2:32
Catchweight (175 lb)	Joseph Luciano	def.	Steven Hill	Submission (anaconda choke)	2	1:22
Catchweight (140 lb)	Ciarán Clarke	def.	Tuomas Grönvall	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Darragh Kelly	def.	Dmytrii Hrytsenko	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26)	3	5:00

1. Bellator Women's Featherweight title eliminator.

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2024 in Bellator MMA
• List of Bellator MMA events
• List of current Bellator fighters

References

1. "Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards rematch headlines Bellator Champions Series: London". MMA Junkie. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
2. Leonard, Harvey (2024-06-18). "Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards 2 Headlines Bellator Champions Series Event In London On September 14". MMA News | UFC News, PPV & Fight Night Coverage, Interviews & Analysis. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
3. Corby, Donagh (2024-06-18). "Fabian Edwards books Bellator title rematch with Johnny Eblen as he looks to join brother Leon as world champion". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
4. "Bellator Champions Series events will stream on Max in 2024". MMA Junkie. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
5. "Briton Edwards gets Bellator title fight in London". BBC Sport. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
6. Dewar, Val (2023-09-23). "Bellator 299: Johnny Eblen Defends Middleweight Belt by Knocking Fabian Edwards Out Cold". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
7. "Bellator Champions Series: London loses Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards title-fight headliner". MMA Junkie. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
8. Sherdog.com. "Bellator London Weigh-in Results: Main Event Set; 1 Fight Off". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
9. "Bellator MMA | Bellator Champions Series London". www.bellator.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.