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Rafael Lovato Jr. used his jiu-jitsu expertise to pull off the upset and take the Bellator middleweight championship from Gegard Mousasi. The bout was the headliner for Bellator’s latest European Series event, Bellator: London, which took place on Saturday, June 23, at SSE Arena in London.
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Bellator London Full Results
- Rafael Lovato Jr. def. Gegard Mousasi via majority decision (47-47, 48-47, 48-47)
- Melvin Manhoef def. Kent Kauppinen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Aaron Chalmers def. Fred Freeman via submission (triangle choke) at 4:05, R2
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