Bellator MMA returned to Dublin, Ireland’s 3Arena on Saturday for Bellator 299, where British middleweight Fabian Edwards was set to challenge 185lb champ Johnny Eblen.
While not fighting at home in England, Edwards was at least nearby, and had the chance to make a bit of history on Saturday were he to capture the crown, with brother Leon Edwards currently reigning as the UFC’s welterweight champ.
Eblen, meanwhile, was looking to remain perfect and defend his title for the second time since defeating Gegard Mousasi to ascend to the top of the Bellator middleweight mountain in June of 2022.
In the Bellator 299 co-main event, Aaron Pico and Pedro Carvalho faced off in a key featherweight bout, made all the more important due to the uncertainty over when Patricio Pitbull might return to action.
Bellator 299 goes down Saturday in Dublin, with the preliminary card kicking off at 11AM local time. The card airs on Showtime in the U.S. following online prelims, and via streaming PPV in Canada. Full results can be found below.
Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards Results
Main card
Johnny Eblen (c) def. Fabian Edwards by KO, Round 3, 0:21 — for the Bellator MMA middleweight championship
Aaron Pico def. Pedro Carvalho by TKO (ground n’ pound), Round 1, 3:05
Sara Collins def. Sinead Kavanagh by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Mads Burnell def. Daniel Weichel by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Levan Chokheli def. Sabah Homasi by KO (front kick), Round 1, 1:51
Preliminary card
Peter Queally vs. Daniele Miceli declared a No Contest (eye poke), Round 1, 0:26
Jay-Jay Wilson def. Mansour Barnaoui by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Grégory Babene def. Charlie Ward by submission (guillotine choke), Round 1, 1:03
Ciarán Clarke def. Przemysław Górny by submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 2:52
Luca Poclit def. Roman Faraldo by submission (D’arce choke), Round 1, 2:18
Khasan Magomedsharipov def. Piotr Niedzielski by submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 3:58
Darragh Kelly def. Jelle Zeegers by TKO (ground n’ pound), Round 3, 3:42
Otto Rodrigues def. Brian Moore by submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 1:31
Attila Korkmaz def. Davy Gallon by TKO (punches), Round 3, 0:23
Asaël Adjoudj def. Ibrahim Al-Faqih Hassan by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Josh O’Connor def. Kenny Mokhonoana by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)
Romain Debienne def. Nicolò Solli by KO (punches), Round 1, 0:39
Sergey Bilostenniy def. Kasim Aras by TKO (spinning wheel kick/punches), Round 1, 2:33
Mark Ewen def. Noah Gugnon by TKO (elbows/punches), Round 2, 3:51
Mackenzie Stiller def. Chiara Penco by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
