At the end of the second round, Powell held a strangulation, as a result of which the referee stopped the fight. After the athletes were separated, Surin grabbed the referee by the leg, but released after a few seconds.

"If you take a single leg on the ref, you're gonna have a bad time" @DevinPowellMMA gets the finish at the 🛎 # Bellator232pic.twitter.com / BdwsnnzssC

- Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) October 27, 2019

The 38-year-old American suffered a second defeat in his professional career.

It was previously reported that Lima defeated MacDonald at the Bellator 232, regaining the champion title.