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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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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.