Undefeated Bellator newcomer Alexis Vila dashed Joe Warren’s hopes of multiple titles in emphatic fashion Saturday night.
The fight served as the main event of Bellator 51, which took place at Ohio’s Canton Memorial Civic Center as part of the MTV2-televised main card. The prelims streamed on Spike.com.
Warren, Bellator’s current featherweight champion, was attempting a run at a second championship belt. However, the promotion did him no favors in the opening round by pairing him up against the 1996 Olympic freestyle-wrestling bronze medalist.