Johnny Elben successfully defended his middleweight title on Saturday in the main event of Bellator 299 at Dublin's 3Arena.
He secured the victory in comprehensive style with a third-round knockout of Fabian Edwards.
The Irish fighters on the card had a mixed evening.
Dubliner Kenny Mokhonoana suffered his first defeat at the hands of Welsh fighter Josh O'Connor.
Dublin's Asael Adjoudj secured a unanimous decision win against Ibrahim Al Faqih Hassan.
Wexford man Brian Moore had stepped up to the featherweight division for the event, and things did not go well for him. Otto Rodrigues finished the fight in the second round.
Meanwhile, Darragh Kelly secured a third round TKO win over Jelle Zeegers.
Ciaran Clarke's 100 per cent record continued with a victory over Przemyslaw Gorny in his eighth fight.
Charlie Ward suffered a comprehensive defeat to Gregory Babene. Crowd favourite Peter Queally lost to Daniele Miceli.
Another crowd favourite, Dubliner Sinead Kavanagh, was on the wrong end of her fight with Australian Sara Collins.
