BELLATOR 292 – Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson weigh-in results
All fighters weighed in successfully this morning ahead of tomorrow’s BELLATOR 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson, which takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The talent-stacked main card will air LIVE in the U.S. on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
Headlining BELLATOR 292 will be a Lightweight World Championship bout between reigning titleholder and unbeaten Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0) and surefire future MMA Hall of Famer and former world champion #3-Benson “Smooth” Henderson (30-11). The five-round title fight will also serve as one of the opening quarterfinal matchups of the $1,000,000 BELLATOR Lightweight World Grand Prix, the best 155-pound tournament field in modern MMA history.
In the co-main event of the evening, No. 2-ranked lightweight contender and former RIZIN champion Tofiq Musayev (20-4) will battle with No. 4-ranked Alexandr Shabliy (22-3) in a clash of two of the division’s most dangerous strikers. The Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal will see each man put their undefeated BELLATOR record on the line in a fight pundits expect to contend for “Fight of the Year” honors when the dust settles.
Rounding out the main card are two pivotal matchups between Top 5 ranked contenders at heavyweight and welterweight sure to provide further clarity to each division’s title pictures: former Interim Heavyweight World Champion and No. 1-ranked contender Valentin Moldavsky (11-2, 1 NC) will look to take up his mentor Fedor Emelianenko’s mantle as the next heavyweight title contender in a rematch with surging U.K. star and No. 2-ranked Linton “Big Swarm” Vassell (23-8), who has gone a blistering 4-1 since moving up to heavyweight. Plus, BELLATOR’s all-time knockout leader in superstar No. 2-ranked Michael “Venom” Page (20-2) will battle BELLATOR’s all-time submission leader, No. 5-ranked Brazilian Goiti Yamauchi (28-5) in a can’t-miss affair.
The preliminary portion of the event, which features six exciting matchups including an all-Latin American clash between Enrique “El Fuerte” Barzola (18-7-2) and Erik “Goyito” Perez (20-8), will air LIVE and FREE beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel, the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel, and Pluto TV.
BELLATOR 292: NURMAGOMEDOV VS. HENDERSON MAIN CARD:
SHOWTIME
Friday, March 10 — 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Lightweight World Championship Main Event: C-Usman Nurmagomedov (154.8) vs. #3-Benson Henderson (154.6)
Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal: #2-Tofiq Musayev (155) vs. #4-Alexandr Shabliy (154.4)
Heavyweight Bout: #1-Valentin Moldavsky (237.4) vs. #2-Linton Vassell (239.4)
Welterweight Bout: #2-Michael Page (170.8) vs. #5-Goiti Yamauchi (170.6)
PRELIMINARY CARD:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV
7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Featherweight Bout: Enrique Barzola (145.2) vs. Erik Perez (145.4)
Featherweight Bout: Cass Bell (145.2) vs. Josh Hill (136.6)
Middleweight Bout: Khalid Murtazaliev (186) vs. Tony Johnson (184.8)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Julius Anglickas (205.8) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (205.8)
Featherweight Bout: Laird Anderson (146) vs. Rogelio Luna (144.8)
Middleweight Bout: Theo Haig (184.2) vs. Adam Wamsley (185)
