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Impresses in his promotional debut at Bellator 198
Benjilany defeated Corey Jackson via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) at Bellator 198 on Saturday in Chicago.
ANALYSIS
Benjilany began his professional MMA career in 2015. He dropped his first fight but then earned a Bellator opportunity with three-straight fights. This was a very impressive performance. He had a height and reach advantage in this fight, and he used it very effectively. Late in the first round, he stunned Jackson with a strike. He followed up along the cage with punches, elbows, kicks and knees. It looked like Jackson was on the way out, but he was tough and stayed in the fight. The rest of the fight was Benjilany landing the better strikes from the outside. Benjiliany should certainly earn at least one more fight in Bellator.
Benjilany began his professional MMA career in 2015. He dropped his first fight but then earned a Bellator opportunity with three-straight fights. This was a very impressive performance. He had a height and reach advantage in this fight, and he used it very effectively. Late in the first round, he stunned Jackson with a strike. He followed up along the cage with punches, elbows, kicks and knees. It looked like Jackson was on the way out, but he was tough and stayed in the fight. The rest of the fight was Benjilany landing the better strikes from the outside. Benjiliany should certainly earn at least one more fight in Bellator.