Bellator Champions Series 4

Bellator Champions Series 4: Nurmagomedov vs. Shabliy (also known as Bellator Champions Series San Diego) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on September 7, 2024, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, United States.

Background The event marked the promotion's third visit to San Diego and first since Bellator 300 in October 2023.

A Bellator Lightweight World Championship bout between current champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Alexandr Shabliy headlined the event. The pair was previously expected to headline at Bellator Champions Series 2, but Nurmagomedov withdrew from the event due to injury.

Roughly a two-week before the card there a fight changes made: On August 29, it was announced that two bouts between Raufeon Stots vs. Marcos Breno and Grant Neal vs. Khalid Murtazaliev were removed from the event for unknown reasons. Keri-Taylor Melandez was scheduled to face Sumiko Inaba in a women's flyweight bout, but she withdrew due to knee injury and was replaced by Mackenzie Stiller.

Results

Reported payout The following is the reported payout to the athletes as reported to the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). It does not include any discretionary bonuses, side letter (LOA) agreement totals, or sponsorship pay. Usman Nurmagomedov: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Alexander Shabliy: $50,000 Lorenz Larkin: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Levan Chokheli: $41,000 Aaron Jeffery: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Douglas Lima: $50,000 Sumiko Inaba: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus) def. Mackenzie Stiller: $13,000 Jora Ayvazyan: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Yancy Medeiros: $25,000 Jordan Newman: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Imamshafi Aliev: $30,000 Masayuki Kikuiri: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Herman Terrado: $7,500 Bryce Meredith: $30,000 (no win bonus) def. John MaCololooy: $5,000 Josh Hokit: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Sean Rose: $2,000 Ashley Thiner: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Aysia Cortez: $10,000

Fight night weights The following is the official weigh-in weights compared to the fight night weights reported by the California State Athletic Commission.

Usman Nurmagomedov: 154.8 to 173.6 (19 pounds), 12% Alexander Shabily: 154.8 to 174.0 (19 pounds), 12% Lorenz Larkin: 170.4 to 188.8 (18 pounds), 11% Levan Chokheli: 170.8 to 189 (18 pounds), 11% Aaron Jeffery: 184.4 to 201.6 (17 pounds), 9% Douglas Lima: 184.6 to 189.9 (5 pounds), 3% Mackenzie Stiller: 125.2 to 131.8 (7 pounds), 5% Sumiko Inaba: 125.2 to 135.6 (10 pounds), 8% Zhora Aivazian: 155.4 to 169.2 (14 pounds), 9% Yancey Medeiros: 155.2 to 177 (22 pounds), 14% Imamshavi Aliev: 185.0 to 208.2 (23 pounds), 13% Jordan Newman: 185.2 to 192 (7 pounds), 4% Herman Terrado: 170.4 to 195.8 (25 pounds), 15% Masayuki Kikuiri: 169.0 to 181.8 (13 pounds), 8% John MaCalolooy: 134.8 to 146.4 (12 pounds), 9% Bryce Meredith: 135.8 to 153.0 (17 pounds), 13% Josh Hokit: 242.2 to 243.6 (1 pounds), 1% Sean Rose: 264.8 to 272.4 (8 pounds), 3% Aysia Cortez: 116 to 131 15 (pounds), 13% Ashley Thiner: 115 to 135.8 (21 pounds), 18%

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