Bellator 254 - Recap

Billy Goff and Cody Law finished their fights after dominant perfomance against their opponents. Grant Neal force Maurice Jackson after very well set-up of a rear-naked choke.

Shamil Nikaev was better fighter in first two rounds against Kemran Lachinov but in third he was out of gas and Lachinov used that and put serious pressure but without finish.

Romero Cotton got RNC finish against Justin Sumter. Linton Vassell dominated Ronny Markes and eventually finished him in top position with solid GnP.

Magomed Magomedov was a dominant force against Matheus Mattos after three rounds of fighting and he won by unanimous decision win.

Flyweight division have a new champion. Juliana Velasquez got unanimous decision win after five rounds of action against dominant champion in Ilima-Lei Macfarlane. The key for the victory was a very good distance and takedown defense by Velasquez. It's interesting to see will Bellator organise a immediate rematch or they will search for new contender.

Results:

Prelims

• Billy Goff def. Robson Gracie Jr. via TKO (punches) in R2

• Cody Law def. Kenny Champion via TKO (punches) in R3

• Grant Neal def. Maurice Jackson via SUB (rear-naked choke) in R2

• Shamil Nikaev def. Kemran Lachinov by UD (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) (MMA Analyse score this fight 29-28 for Nikaev)

Main Card

• Romero Cotton def. Justin Sumter via SUB (rear-naked choke) in R1

• Linton Vassell def. Ronny Markes via TKO (punches) in R2

• Magomed Magomedov def. Matheus Mattos by UD (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) (MMA Analyse score this fight 30-27 for Magomedov)

• Juliana Velasquez def. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane by UD (48–47, 49–46, 48–47) (MMA Analyse score this fight 48-47 for Velasquez)