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