Corey Anderson capped off the first official Bellator event under the PFL by becoming the light heavyweight champion Friday. Complete Bellator results can be found here.
Anderson bested Karl Moore at Bellator Champions Series from Belfast, Ireland. Following five rounds of action, Anderson was declared the winner, becoming the eighth 205-pound titleholder in promotion history.
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“‘Overtime’ isn’t satisfied,” Anderson said. “We have more work to do. More names to beat.”
With the win, Anderson improved to 18-6, leaving the Irish fans disappointed for Moore, a native, who fell to 12-3.
In the co-main event, Patricio Pitbull retained his featherweight title by finishing Jeremy Kennedy. Following a series of strikes, the referee called a stop to the fight in the third round.
Pitbull, who is now 36-7, called out his next opponent after.
“I’m not done yet,” he said. “Aaron Pico, you’re next.”
Bellator Returning To Ireland In June
Officials confirmed that the promotion will return to Ireland in June. Jason Jackson will defend his welterweight title against unbeaten Ramazan Kuramagomedov from the 3Arena in Dublin.
The next Bellator Champions Series event is set for May 17 from the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
Bellator Results
- Corey Anderson def. Karl Moore via unanimous decision to become light heavyweight champion
- Patricio Pitbull def. Jeremy Kennedy via TKO (strikes) at 4:07 of Round 3 to remain featherweight champion
- Fabian Edwards def. Aaron Jeffery via unanimous decision
- Leandro Higo def. James Gallagher via unanimous decision
- Manouel Sousa def. Tim Wilde via KO (strike) at 4:48 of Round 1
- Ciaran Clarke def. Darius Mafi via submission (arm-triangle choke) at :41 of Round 3
- Alfie Davis def. Oscar Ownsworth via unanimous decision
- Luke Trainer def. Grant Neal via unanimous decision
- Nathan Kelly def. Vikas Singh Ruhil via KO (strike) at :40 of Round 1
- Abraham Bably def. Isaiah Pinson via unanimous decision
- Nate Kelly def. Jordan Elliott via submission (armbar) at 1:48 of Round 1
