Two welterweight titans collide in Tel Aviv — someone's legacy gets rewritten.
Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2 was held on November 10, 2016 at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. The event was headlined by two of the world's top Welterweights. Bellator champion Andrey Koreshkov met former champion Bellator Douglas Lima in a rematch in the main event. Koreshkov won the welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Lima at Bellator 140. He defended the belt earlier this year with a dominant win over former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson at Bellator 153. Lima won the vacant welterweight title with a second-round TKO of Rick Hawn at Bellator 117. After a lengthy layoff, he fought Koreshkov and lost via unanimous decision. After his loss to Koreshkov, he was out for a full year, but came back in July to defeat Paul Daley at Bellator 158.
Production
First major MMA event in Israel — historic arena energy.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bellator's Tel Aviv debut marked a significant expansion into international markets, bringing elite MMA to a region with virtually no prior major promotion presence.
This rematch occurred exactly 16 months after their first encounter — Lima spent that entire year in recovery and reinvention before his July 2016 return against Paul Daley.
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