‘Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson’ results: Usman Nurmagomedov, Alexander Shabliy advance in grand prix
Check out the results for Friday’s event, live from the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
SAN JOSE, Calif. – MMA Underground was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s “Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson” event, and you can get full results below.
Bellator 292 took place at SAP Center. The night’s main card aired on Showtime following prelims on YouTube, which you can watch in the video above.
In the night’s main event, lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) put his title on the line against former UFC and WEC champ Benson Henderson (30-12 MMA, 7-7 BMMA) in a lightweight grand prix quarterfinal matchup.
The co-main event featured another grand prix contest with Alexander Shabliy (23-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) vs. Tofiq Musayev (20-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA).
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Bellator 292 results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime)
- Champ Usman Nurmagomedov def. Benson Henderson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:37 – to defend lightweight title; lightweight grand prix quarterfinal
- Alexander Shabliy def. Tofiq Musayev via TKO (kick) – Round 3, 0:29 – lightweight grand prix quarterfinal
- Linton Vassell def. Valentin Moldavsky via knockout (elbow) – Round 1, 3:03
https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1634400278609788928
- Michael Page def. Goiti Yamauchi via TKO (leg kick) – Round 1, 0:26
https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1634394645940584449
PRELIMINARY CARD (YouTube)
- Enrique Barzola def. Erik Perez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Josh Hill def. Cass Bell via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Khalid Murtazaliev def. Tony Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Julius Anglickas via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Laird Anderson def. Rogelio Luna via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:41
https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1634359443973439488
- Theo Haig def. Adam Wamsley via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 3:01