Bellator Champions Series: London loses Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards title-fight headliner

Bellator Championship Series: London event will be without a title fight as Leah McCourt vs. Sara Collins becomes the new headliner.

Bellator Champions Series: London has lost its main event.

The middleweight championship rematch between [autotag]Johnny Eblen[/autotag] and [autotag]Fabian Edwards[/autotag] has been removed from the card, the promotion announced Tuesday. No reason was given for the cancellation. A new date for Eblen (15-0) vs. Edwards (13-3) is expected to be announced in the coming days.

With the removal, the women’s featherweight bout pitting [autotag]Leah McCourt[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Sara Collins[/autotag], which was set as the co-main event, has been elevated to top billing.

BCS: London takes place Sept. 14 at OVO Arena in London, England.

McCourt (8-3) looks to build off her win over former UFC title challenger Sara McMann back in October. Meanwhile, Collins (5-0), who also hasn’t fought since 2023, is in search of her third Bellator win.

With the cancellation, here’s the BCS: London lineup:

MAIN CARD (Max, noon ET)

  • Leah McCourt vs. Sara Collins
  • Simeon Powell vs. Rafael Xavier
  • Luke Trainer vs. Laurynas Urbonavicius
  • Marc Diakiese vs. Tim Wilde
  • Archie Colgan vs. Manoel Sousa
  • Eslam Abdel Baset vs. Mike Shipman
  • Steven Hill vs. Joseph Luciano
  • Ciaran Clarke vs. Zebenzui Ruiz
  • Dmytri Hrytsenko vs. Darragh Kelly
  • Eman Almudhaf vs. Daiane Da Silva

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