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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Bellator 163 Weigh-Ins Live On MMA News At 5 PM ET (Video)

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Weigh-ins for Bellator 163 are set to take place later today and will stream live in the video above.

The event begins at 5 p.m. ET and will include the official weigh-in for Bellator …

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Weigh-ins for Bellator 163 are set to take place later today and will stream live in the video above.

The event begins at 5 p.m. ET and will include the official weigh-in for Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary and his challenger, Phil Davis. Action takes place from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

On Friday night, the main card airs on Spike beginning at 9 p.m. ET and will feature the McGeary-Davis contest.

Along with that contest, Brennan Ward battles Saad Awad, Paul Daley takes on Derek Anderson and Sergei Kharitonov meets Javy Ayala. Also, a female bout pitting former Strikeforce champion Marloes Coenen and Talia Nogueira goes down.

Two key prelims will feature Ed Ruth and Tyrell Fortune, a pair of former NCAA wrestling standouts making their MMA debuts.

Below is the complete lineup for the event:

MAIN CARD (Spike TV)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship
Liam McGeary (c) vs. Phil Davis

Welterweight: Brennan Ward vs. Saad Awad

Welterweight: Paul Daley vs. Derek Anderson

Heavyweight: Sergei Kharitonov vs. Javy Ayala

Female Featherweight: Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira

PRELIMINARY CARD

Middleweight: Ed Ruth vs. Mark Mangiardi

Heavyweight: Tyrell Fortune vs. Cody Miskell

Catchweight: Neiman Gracie vs. Rudy Bears

Heavyweight: Josh Diekmann vs. Tyler King

Featherweight: Blair Tugman vs. Walter Smith-Cotito

Middleweight: Michael Zichelle vs. Tim Caron

Welterweight: Ilya Kotau vs. Carlos Correia

Flyweight: Sarah Payant vs. Hannah Regina

Welterweight: Keenan Raymond vs. Kastroit Xhema

Featherweight: Thomas English vs. Christopher Foster

Welterweight: James Boran vs. Vinicius De Jesus

Liam McGeary’s Journey To Bellator Champion Has Been An Interesting One

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Liam McGeary will compete in another high-profile bout this Friday night at Bellator 163, defending his light heavyweight title against former UFC contender Phil Davis.

After taking out…

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Liam McGeary will compete in another high-profile bout this Friday night at Bellator 163, defending his light heavyweight title against former UFC contender Phil Davis.

After taking out Tito Ortiz in his last fight, McGeary has the chance to add another big name to his resume.

The journey to this point has been a very unique one for McGeary, which he tells in the video above.

Five Ways Bellator MMA Could Surpass The UFC

While it’s going to take a ton of time and effort, there are some signs that Bellator MMA can even the playing field with the UFC in the sport of MMA. With signings such as Chael Sonnen, Ralek Gracie, Phil Davis and Rory MacDonald over the past 18-months, Bellator are growing in stature. Many don’t see

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While it’s going to take a ton of time and effort, there are some signs that Bellator MMA can even the playing field with the UFC in the sport of MMA.

With signings such as Chael Sonnen, Ralek Gracie, Phil Davis and Rory MacDonald over the past 18-months, Bellator are growing in stature.

Many don’t see a way for the UFC to drop off the #1 promotion spot, especially with the recent $4 billion purchase, but nothing lasts forever. And with fighters speaking out against the world’s biggest MMA promotion left and right, now is the time for Bellator to truly make a move.

Here are five reasons they just may be able to surpass the UFC one day:

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5. Viacom’s financial & media power:

As mentioned, the UFC was recently sold for $4.2 billion. It may come as a surprise to some, but Bellator’s owners, Viacom, have a massive finance advantage over the UFC’s new owners, WME/IMG.

Viacom’s profit alone in 2013 was close to $2.5 billion, yes, profit. Bellator has the financial backing that no other MMA company in history has had to go against the UFC. There has been rumors of a Viacom/CBS merger, which could see Bellator’s exposure increase even more with more TV networks and media outlets available to them.

With the right backing from it’s owners, Bellator has the financial and media power to dwarf the UFC. If the mentioned merger happened, we could see shows on Showtime, the former Strikeforce broadcaster.

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Liam McGeary vs. Phil Davis Main Events Bellator 163

Bellator MMA has announced several bouts for the upcoming Bellator 163 event including the main event and co-main event. The main event will feature Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (16-3) while the co-main event will feature a welterweight battle between Saad Awad (19-8) and Brennan Ward (13-4). Also

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Bellator MMA has announced several bouts for the upcoming Bellator 163 event including the main event and co-main event.

The main event will feature Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (16-3) while the co-main event will feature a welterweight battle between Saad Awad (19-8) and Brennan Ward (13-4). Also announced is a female featherweight contest pitting Marloes Coenen (23-7) against undefeated Brazilian Talita Nogueira (6-0).

McGeary has finished his opponent in 10 of his 11 career bouts, including eight first round wins – one coming against Tito Ortiz and is fresh off a win over Emanuel Newton at Bellator 134. Davis returns to the Bellator MMA cage having won three consecutive contests and seven of his last nine.

The event takes place on November 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The prelims will air on Bellator.com and the main card will air live on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. Tickets for Bellator 163 are on sale now at Bellator.com, as well as the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster.  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 Feature Bout: Saad Awad (19-8) vs. Brennan Ward (13-4)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-7) vs. Talita Nogueira (6-0)

Preliminary Card:

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)

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