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Video: Bellator 163 Post-Fight Press Conference

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Following Friday night’s Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis event, which went down at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and aired live on Spike TV, was the official post-fight press conference.

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Following Friday night’s Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis event, which went down at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and aired live on Spike TV, was the official post-fight press conference.

Featured above is a complete video archive of the Bellator 163 post-fight press conference, which featured new Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Phil Davis and other fighters from Friday’s fight card fielding questions from members of the MMA media.

For complete Bellator 163 results, click here.

Bellator 163 Results — Phil Davis Wins Light Heavyweight Title

At the Bellator 163 event on Friday evening, a new Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion was crowned.

Former UFC contender Phil Davis defeated Liam McGeary in the main event of Friday’s fight card, which went down at The Mohegan Sun in Uncasvi…

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At the Bellator 163 event on Friday evening, a new Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion was crowned.

Former UFC contender Phil Davis defeated Liam McGeary in the main event of Friday’s fight card, which went down at The Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut and aired live on Spike TV.

With the victory, “Mr. Wonderful” improved to a perfect 4-0 under the Bellator MMA banner. Additionally, Davis became the undisputed Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion by handing McGeary his first professional MMA loss via unanimous decision after five rounds. The judges scored the bout 50-43, 50-44 and 50-45, all in favor of Davis.

Below are complete quick-match results of Friday night’s Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis event:

Bellator 163 Main Card (Spike TV at 9pm ET.)

– Phil Davis def. Liam McGeary via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-45)
– Brennan Ward def. Saad Awad via TKO (punches) at 1:21 of R1.
– Neiman Gracie def. Rudy Bears via submission (armbar) at 4:39 of R1
– Javy Ayala def. Sergei Kharitonov via KO (punch) at :16 of R1

Bellator 163 Preliminary Card (Spike.com at 7pm ET.)

– Ed Ruth def. Dustin Collins-Miles via TKO (strikes) at 3:19 of R1
– Tyrell Fortune def. Cody Miskell via TKO (strikes) at 2:22 of R1
– Tyler King def. Josh Diekmann via submission (RNC) at 1:19 of R2
– Tim Caron def. Steve Skrzat via TKO (strikes) at 1:22 of R2
– Carlos Correia def. Ilya Kotau via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
– Hannah Regina def. Sarah Payant via submission (arm bar) at 4:51 of R1
– Blair Tugman def. Walter Smith-Cotito via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
– Vinicius de Jesus def. James Boran via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 of R2

Bellator 163 Post-Fight Press Conference

Tonight’s (Friday, November 4th, 2016) Bellator 163 event is in the books from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Liam McGeary defended his light heavyweight title in a long-awaited matchup with top contender Phil Davis in the main event while Saad Awad and Brennan Ward met in a welterweight bout in the co-main event. Rounding

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Tonight’s (Friday, November 4th, 2016) Bellator 163 event is in the books from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Liam McGeary defended his light heavyweight title in a long-awaited matchup with top contender Phil Davis in the main event while Saad Awad and Brennan Ward met in a welterweight bout in the co-main event. Rounding out of the main card was Sergei Kharitonov vs. Javy Ayala in a heavyweight bout and Neiman Gracie vs. Rudy Bears in a catchweight bout.

Join LowKick MMA for the event’s post-fight press conference starting shortly after the main card:

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Bellator 163 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, November 4th, 2016) will come in the form of Bellator 163. Headlining the card are Liam McGeary and Phil Davis, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Liam McGeary

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, November 4th, 2016) will come in the form of Bellator 163. Headlining the card are Liam McGeary and Phil Davis, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Liam McGeary and Phil Davis meet in the main event of Bellator 163 for the Bellator light heavyweight title.

Saad Awad and Brennan Ward meet in the co-main event of Bellator 163.

Sergei Kharitonov vs. Javy Ayala is next in a heavyweight bout.

Opening the Bellator 163 main card on Spike TV is Neiman Gracie vs. Rudy Bears in a catchweight bout.

Here are the results for this event:

Main Card

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil Davis (16-3)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Saad Awad (19-8) vs. Brennan Ward (13-4)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (23-5) vs. Javy Ayala (9-5)

Catchweight Feature Bout: Neiman Gracie (4-0) vs. Rudy Bears (16-14)

Preliminary Card

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ed Ruth (Debut) vs. Mark Mangiardi (Debut)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Forune (Debut) vs. Cody Miskell (Debut)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Josh Diekmann (15-7, 1 NC) vs. Tyler King (11-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Blair Tugman (8-6) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (4-4, 1 NC)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) vs. Tim Caron (5-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ilya Kotau (1-1) vs. Carlos Corriea (1-0)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Sarah Payant (1-3) vs. Hannah Regina (Debut)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Keenan Raymond (3-3) vs. Kastroit Xhema (Debut)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Thomas English (6-6) vs. Christopher Foster (9-4)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: James Boran (6-0) vs. Vinicius De Jesus (4-1)

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Betting Odds For Bellator 163: Surprise Name Favored

Bellator 163 is here, and it goes down tonight (November 4th) from at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The prelims will air on Spike.com while the main card airs on Spike TV at 9:00 pm EST. Betting odds for the event have been released. Liam McGeary will defend his light heavyweight title in

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Bellator 163 is here, and it goes down tonight (November 4th) from at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The prelims will air on Spike.com while the main card airs on Spike TV at 9:00 pm EST.

Betting odds for the event have been released. Liam McGeary will defend his light heavyweight title in a long-awaited matchup with top contender Phil Davis In main event while Saad Awad vs. Brennan Ward meet in a welterweight bout in the co-main event. Rounding out of the main card is Sergei Kharitonov vs. Javy Ayala in a heavyweight bout.

Here are the full Bellator 163 betting odds courtesy of BigOnSports:

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Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Liam McGeary (+210) vs. Phil Davis (-250)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Saad Awad (-137) vs. Brennan Ward (+116)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Marloes Coenen (-290) vs. Talita Nogueira (+240)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (+250) vs. Javy Ayala (-300)

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Paul Daley Pulled From Bellator 163 Due To Weight-Cutting Issues

Tonight’s Bellator 163 event has lost a key fight. Bellator MMA President Scott Coker confirmed on Friday morning that the Paul Daley vs. Derek Anderson fight had been canceled due to Daley having a difficult weight cut on Thursday. Daley weighed in at 171 pounds for the fight. He does have a history of weight-cutting

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Tonight’s Bellator 163 event has lost a key fight.

Bellator MMA President Scott Coker confirmed on Friday morning that the Paul Daley vs. Derek Anderson fight had been canceled due to Daley having a difficult weight cut on Thursday. Daley weighed in at 171 pounds for the fight. He does have a history of weight-cutting issues.

“After a difficult weight cut, we, along with Mike Mazzulli from the Mohegan Athletic Commission, made the decision to pull Paul Daley from tonight’s event as a precautionary measure,” Bellator president Scott Coker told MMAFighting.com “Fighter safety is of the utmost importance to us here at Bellator.”

The promotion will still have a four bout main card and will have to move up a preliminary bout to the main card. Also, the Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira fight was also canceled after Nogueira missed weight by 5.6 pounds. Both Anderson and Coenen will be paid their show money.

Bellator 163 takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV while the prelims will air on Spike TV.com. Liam McGeary will defend his light heavyweight title in a long-awaited matchup with top contender Phil Davis In main event while Saad Awad and Brennan Ward meet in a welterweight bout in the co-main event.

Here is the updated card for the event:

Main Card

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil Davis (16-3)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Saad Awad (19-8) vs. Brennan Ward (13-4)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (23-5) vs. Javy Ayala (9-5)

Preliminary Card

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ed Ruth (Debut) vs. Mark Mangiardi (Debut)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Forune (Debut) vs. Cody Miskell (Debut)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Neiman Gracie (4-0) vs. Rudy Bears (16-14)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Josh Diekmann (15-7, 1 NC) vs. Tyler King (11-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Blair Tugman (8-6) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (4-4, 1 NC)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) vs. Tim Caron (5-0)

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