With his third TKO finish in as many bouts, Christian M’Pumbu claimed
Bellator Fighting Championships’ first-ever light heavyweight title.
In a back-and-forth affair with dual-division contender Richard Hale,
M’Pumbu used a striking-heavy attack to net a third-round TKO finish.
The bout served as the main event of Bellator 45, the promotion’s
season-four ending event, which took place Saturday night at L’Auberge
du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La.