The ninth Bellator MMA event of 2015 was the "Lima vs. Koreshkov" card, also known as Bellator 140, which took place last night (July 17, 2015) on Spike TV inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The featured bout at the top of the almost all Welterweight televised card was the first title defense for Douglas Lima, who claimed the vacant title in April 2014 and hasn't been seen since. His opponent Andrey Koreshkov has been equally absent since Bellator 122 last July. Would ring rust negatively impact either man?
Yes. Clearly the time away from the cage took a bigger toll on Lima than it did on Koreshkov, who was relentless with takedowns throughout the first four rounds, and when Lima would sweep he would single leg him and get right back on top.