| Bellator Champions Series 5: Eblen vs. Edwards 2 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | September 14, 2024 | |||
| Venue | OVO Arena Wembley | |||
| City | London, England | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator Champions Series 5: Eblen vs. Edwards 2 (also known as Bellator Champions Series London) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that will take place on September 14, 2024, at OVO Arena Wembley in London, England. [1] [2] [3]
The event will mark 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 is expected to headline the event. [5] The pairing previously met at Bellator 299 in September 2023, which Eblen won by third-round knockout. [6]
| Fight card (MAX / DAZN) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen (c) | def. | Fabian Edwards | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
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