Leah McCourt suffered her fourth defeat of her professional career as she lost Sara Collins in her Bellator bout on Saturday night.

McCourt was drafted into the main event following the rescheduled bout of Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards.

Collins submitted the Northern Irish fighter in the first round with a rear-naked choke in a victory that propels her to number one contender status.

READ MORE: Irish MMA star Paul Hughes has his say on Michael Chandler moving on from Conor McGregor

READ MORE: Conor McGregor UFC future in serious doubt as Michael Chandler announces new bout

The loss now leaves McCourt in limbo having lost three of her last five fights.

It wasn't all doom and gloom for the Irish in the London card. Taking place at the Wembley Arena, Donegal man Darragh Kelly was the first fight of the night and won via unanimous decision against Dmytrii Hrytsenko.

The contest was a huge step up in class for the Moville Mauler and will likely see his next fight catapulted to a main card after improving his record to 7-0.

Ciaran Clarke will likely suffer a similar boost to his standings after a unanimous decision win over Tuomas Grönvall. A commanding performance sees Clarke improve his record to 9-0.

Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.

Related

---