Everybody who watched seemingly had their very own opinion of who ought to win or why, however the two of the three opinions that mattered leaned towards Patchy Combine.
Within the Bellator Champions Collection: Paris essential occasion at Accor Enviornment, Combine (20-1) defeated Magomedov Magomedov (20-4) by cut up choice (46-49, 48-47, 48-47) to retain his bantamweight title.
The choice was debated by many viewers on-line, who felt Magomedov’s hanging accuracy and harm ought to’ve earned him the nod. Combine was shocked with a pair of punches in Spherical 1, after which extra closely with a swarm of them in Spherical 3.
Nevertheless, Combine’s quantity, stress, and submission makes an attempt seemingly wooed the judges. He pulled for a number of guillotines together with one which appeared tight at previous to the harm sustained in Spherical 3.
After the victory, Combine known as for a battle in opposition to Leandro Higo (23-6), who he stated efficiently weighed in as a backup fighter throughout Thursday’s official weigh-ins.
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It was a giant week for Combine, who proposed to girlfriend and UFC ladies’s flyweight contender Tatiana Suarez on the Eiffel Tower on Thursday. Lower than 24 hours later, he notched his first title protection and seventh-straight victory.
With the defeat, Magomedov loses his first Bellator title shot and strikes to 0-2 in opposition to Combine. Magomedov was submitted within the first outing in December 2022. Magomedov has solely misplaced to Combine, Raufeon Stots, and Petr Yan by 24 skilled fights.
Up-to-the-minute Bellator Champions Collection: Paris outcomes embody:
- Patchy Combine def. Magomed Magomedov by way of cut up choice (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
- Cedric Doumbe def. Jaleel Willis by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 3:33
- Costello van Steenis def. Gregory Babeno by way of submission (Von Flue choke) – Spherical 2, 2:16
- Yves Landu def. Jonas Bilharinho by way of cut up choice (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Archie Colgan def. Thibault Gouti by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Slim Trablesi def. Louis Sutherland by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Mansour Barnaoui def. Yusuke Yachi by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 4:08
- Mike Shipman def. Steven Hill by way of TKO (retirement) – Spherical 1, 5:00
- Aspen Ladd def. Katerina Shakalova by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Asael Adjoudj def. Bruno Fontes by knockout (punches) – Spherical 2, 1:11
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