Bellator Champions Series 5: McCourt vs. Collins (also known as Bellator Champions Series London) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that will take place on September 14, 2024, at OVO Arena Wembley in London, England.
Fight Card
Main card (MAX / DAZN)
Women's Featherweight Sara Collins vs. Leah McCourt
Light Heavyweight Simeon Powell vs. Rafael Xavier
Light Heavyweight Laurynas Urbonavicius vs. Luke Trainer
Lightweight Marc Diakiese vs. Tim Wilde
Lightweight Archie Colgan vs. Manoel Sousa
Preliminary Card (MAX)
Middleweight Mike Shipman vs. Eslam Abdul Baset
Catchweight (175 lb) Joseph Luciano vs. Steven Hill
Bantamweight Ciarán Clarke vs. Zebenzui Ruiz
Lightweight Darragh Kelly vs. Dmytrii Hrytsenko
Women's Featherweight Eman Almudhaf vs. Daiane Silva
Background
The event will mark the promotion's eighth visit to London and first since Bellator 281 in May 2022.
A Bellator Middleweight World Championship rematch between current champion Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards was expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met at Bellator 299 in September 2023, which Eblen won by third-round knockout. However on September 3, the bout was rescheduled for a later date with a women's featherweight bout between Leah McCourt and Sara Collins serving as the new main event.
“September is set to be a huge month for Bellator Champions Series, and we’re continuing to step up our game to deliver incredible cards that we know the MMA community across the globe will love. Both San Diego and London are massive markets for us, and we’re confident we’ll put on a show that the fans in attendance and those watching around the world on Max and DAZN deserve,” said Peter Murray, CEO of PFL. “Our world-class roster has allowed us to hold two cards in two weeks, and you’re going to see that as we announce more fights and events, the future is incredibly bright for PFL and Bellator. It’s going to be a September to remember, see you there.”
