LUCAS NOONAN | BELLATOR MMA
Bellator MMA returns this week with Bellator 292 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Bellator 292 kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET with the preliminary card on YouTube, while the main card will air live on Showtime beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET.
In the main event, lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov puts his title on the line against former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. It will be Henderson’s third crack at Bellator gold. The bout will also serve as a Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout.
In the co-main event, No. 2-ranked Tofiq Musayev faces No. 4 Alexandr Shabliy in the second Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Rounding out the main card is a heavyweight scrap between the top two contenders in the division, No. 1 Valentin Moldavsky and No. 2 Linton Vassell, while Michael Page and Goiti Yamauchi kick off the main card in a battle of top-five-ranked welterweights.
Ahead of this weekend’s event, all of the fighters had to step onto the scale for the official weigh-ins.
Did your favorite fighter hit their mark?
A full look at the Bellator 292 weigh-in results can be seen below.
Bellator 292 Weigh-in Results: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10:00 p.m. ET)
- Champ Usman Nurmagomedov (154.8) vs. Benson Henderson (154.6) – for lightweight title; lightweight grand prix quarterfinal
- Tofiq Musayev (155) vs. Alexander Shabliy (154.4) – lightweight grand prix quarterfinal
- Valentin Moldavsky (237.4) vs. Linton Vassell (239.4)
- Michael Page (170.8) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (170.6)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Bellator MMA YouTube, 7:00 p.m. ET)
- Enrique Barzola (145.2) vs. Erik Perez (145.4)
- Cass Bell (145.2) vs. Josh Hill (136.6) – 146-pound contract weight
- Tony Johnson (184.8) vs. Khalid Murtazaliev (186)*
- Julius Anglickas (205.8) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (205.8)
- Laird Anderson (146) vs. Rogelio Luna (144.8)
- Theo Haig (184.2) vs. Adam Wamsley (185)
*Murtazaliev missed the middleweight limit on his first attempt and was given one hour to cut the additional weight. He made it on his second try.
