Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut hosts Bellator 251. The ten-fight card headlined by a light-heavyweight showdown between UFC vet, Corey “Overtime” Anderson & Dutch combat sports legend, Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef.
Anderson makes his promotional debut having won four of his last five fights. “Overtime” has eight of his thirteen wins by decision. Manhoef is on a three-fight win streak including wins over Kent Kauppinen & Yannick Bahati in the Bellator cage. “No Mercy” has 29 of his k2 wins by knockout.
Main Card
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Corey Anderson (14-5) def. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1) TKO (elbows on ground) 2:34 R2
- Heavyweight Bout: Tyrell Fortune (9-1) def. Said Sowma (6-2) by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
- Middleweight Bout: Austin Vanderford (10-0) def. Vinicius de Jesus (9-4) by (30-26, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Welterweight Bout: Derek Anderson (17-3) def. Killys Moto (12-3) by KO (soccer kick) 4:27 R2
Prelims
- Lightweight Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (30-11-1) def. Bryce Logan (12-5) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Julius Anglickas (9-1) def. Alex Polizzi (7-1) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- Featherweight Bout: Janay Harding (6-4) def. Jessy Miele (9-5) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- Lightweight Bout: Ali Zebian (5-2) def. Piankhi Zimmerman (5-5-1) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Bantamweight Bout: Jaylon Bates (1-0) def. Joe Supino (0-1) by (30-25, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Women’s Strawweight Bout: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) def. Jessica Ruiz (0-2) by TKO (strikes) 4:59 R1
