Bader (left) defeats Fedor (right). Photograph:. Reproduction / Twitter @bellatormma
'To be a legend, you have to defeat a legend'. That way, Ryan bader wrote his name in MMA history this Saturday night (26). The North American knocked out the Russian Fedor Emelianenko, considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, in just 35 seconds, and won the Bellator heavyweight GP.
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Before the brutal knockout of Fedor, Bader had already defeated King mo Lawal in the quarterfinals, with a quick knockout in 15 seconds and Matt Mitrone in the semis with a unanimous decision from the judges. As he was already the franchise's light heavyweight champion, Bader, who moved up in weight just to compete in the GP, now has two of the organization's titles in his possession.
The fight
JUST LIKE THAT !!!! 💥🤯@RyanBader with the HUGE KO against Fedor Emelianenko!#Bellator214 pic.twitter.com/7fm2XFY1zh
- Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) 27 January 2019
The duel between Bader and Fedor showed in the first few seconds the difference between the athletes. Seven years younger and coming from a lighter division, Bader worked with movement in the first few seconds, while Fedor was planted in the center of the circular cage waiting for the best moment to attack. However, when the American fired an unpretentious left jab, the blow took the multi-time champion to the ground. Without wasting time, Ryan connected a few more punches until the referee ended the dispute.
Aaron Pico loses another
Aaron Pico arrived at Bellator in 2017 as one of the greatest wrestlers to move to MMA. However, the American suffered his second defeat in six fights in the franchise. And the setback came painfully. He started dominating Henry Corrales and even knocked his rival in the first seconds of the duel. However, he insisted on an open exchange of blows and ended up caught in a fair counterattack at 1m07s and lost by knockout.
WWE star debuts with good victory
Jake Hager, star of WWE – the US telecatch league – made a splash in his first fight as a professional MMA fighter. Facing the unknown, JW Kiser, the star of the series in the USA showed skill in ground fighting by taking down his opponent, attacking the arm and finishing with a fair katagatame in just over two minutes of fighting.
Weber Almeida guarantees Brazilian victory
Brazil's only representative at Bellator 214, Weber Almeida presented his business card for the franchise. training partner Lyoto Machida, the karateka took no notice of Odan Chinchilla and won by technical knockout at 3:04 of the first round. With the triumph, the Brazilian athlete now has two victories in two fights as an MMA fighter.
Bellator 214 results
Main Card
Ryan Barder defeated Fedor Emelianenko by knockout 35 seconds into R1
Henry Corrales defeated Aaron Pico by knockout at 1:07 of R1
Jake Hager submitted JW Kiser with a katagatame at 2:09 of R1
Juan Archuleta defeated Ricky Bandejas via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Adel Altamini submitted Brandon Mcmaham with an armbar 1m16s into R1
Preliminary Card
Jay Jay Wilson submitted Tyler Beneke with a rear naked choke at 1:31 of R1
Thor Skancke submitted Jesse Merrit with a choke in R1
Jesse Roberts defeated AJ Agazarm via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Weber Almeida defeated Odan Chinchilla by technical knockout at 3:04 of R1
Sean Johnson defeated Arturo Rivas by TKO at 4:30 of R1
Ryan Lilley defeated James Barnes via knockout at 1:03 of R1
Craig Plaskett defeated Ian Butler via unanimous decision;
Desmond Torres submitted Steve Ramirez with a hand triangle 4m21s into R1
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