The Bellator 198 viewership numbers have been revealed. The Paramount Network’s main card broadcast drew an average of 581,000 viewers, while the CMT broadcast took in 169,000 viewers (via MMAFighting.com). This the second most-watched Bellator e…
The Bellator 198 viewership numbers have been revealed. The Paramount Network’s main card broadcast drew an average of 581,000 viewers, while the CMT broadcast took in 169,000 viewers (via MMAFighting.com). This the second most-watched Bellator event of 2018. With that said, the number isn’t up to par with what Bellator was pulling in before Spike turned […]
On a night of big things for Bellator MMA, touted Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Dillon Danis finally made his long-awaited MMA debut against Kyle Walker on the main card of (Sat., April 28, 2018) Bellator 198 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Many were skeptical about the striking skill of the young, still-raw Danis, and indeed those critics […]
On a night of big things for Bellator MMA, touted Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Dillon Danis finally made his long-awaited MMA debut against Kyle Walker on the main card of (Sat., April 28, 2018) Bellator 198 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.
Many were skeptical about the striking skill of the young, still-raw Danis, and indeed those critics were validated when the up-and-coming prospect was tagged with some clean strikes while appearing inexperienced on his feet.
But it was obviously his world-class submission skill that got Danis a place on the main card of one of Bellator’s biggest events of the year, and the outspoken young grappler showed just why the second the fight hit the mat. Submitting Walker with an impressive, painful, and rarely-seen toehold in just one minute and 38 seconds, Danis proved why he’s a phenom.
In the main event of last night’s (Sat., April 28, 2018) Bellator 198, Fedor Emelianenko returned to run through former UFC champion Frank Mir in 48 seconds (watch highlights here) on Saturday night, igniting the Chicago crowd into a frenzy. ‘The Last Emperor’ hadn’t won a big fight like this on North American soil since knocking […]
In the main event of last night’s (Sat., April 28, 2018) Bellator 198, Fedor Emelianenko returned to run through former UFC champion Frank Mir in 48 seconds (watch highlights here) on Saturday night, igniting the Chicago crowd into a frenzy.
‘The Last Emperor’ hadn’t won a big fight like this on North American soil since knocking out Brett Rogers back in Strikeforce in late 2009, so it had been some time for Fedor fans, and this had been a long time coming.
The rest of Bellator 198’s main card featured all finishes, with the winners looking amazing and the losers looking not so great. Let’s break down the biggest winners and losers from last night’s card in Rosemont, Illinois.
Biggest Winners:
Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor turned back the clock in classic Fedor fashion on Saturday by turning Mir’s lights out in less than a minute.
The Russian shrugged off the drama of reports of the FBI tailing him and put away a former champion who had never been finished in less than a minute before.
It was a much-needed win for Emelianenko, who now will go on to face Chael Sonnen in the semifinal round of the heavyweight Grand Prix.
Fans had unfortunately gotten used to seeing ‘The Last Emperor’ getting thrashed on national television, from Fabricio Werdum baiting him into his guard for a quick submission to Dan Henderson and Matt Mitrione shutting his lights out in the first round.
But in each of those knockout losses, Emelianenko had his man hurt first if not just as badly, scoring a rare double knockdown against Mitrione and trading concussive blows with Henderson until one of them went out.
So for now, Fedor is back. And that’s good news for Bellator and MMA as a whole.
The main event of Saturday night’s Bellator 198 event was a grand success. After trading heavy blows in the center of the Octagon, Fedor Emelianenko caught Frank Mir on the chin with a vicious uppercut and finished off his opponent with brutal gr…
The main event of Saturday night’s Bellator 198 event was a grand success. After trading heavy blows in the center of the Octagon, Fedor Emelianenko caught Frank Mir on the chin with a vicious uppercut and finished off his opponent with brutal ground-and-pound to move onto the semifinals of Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix. In his […]
Legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko turned back the clock in a huge spot when he finished Frank Mir via TKO in the first round in the main event of last night’s(Sat., April 28, 2018) Bellator 198 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. “The Last Emperor” had his back against the wall without a win on American soil since […]
Legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko turned back the clock in a huge spot when he finished Frank Mir via TKO in the first round in the main event of last night’s(Sat., April 28, 2018) Bellator 198 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.
“The Last Emperor” had his back against the wall without a win on American soil since 2009, but the stoic, calculating Russian great didn’t let the pressure get to him.
The bout was a firefight from the start, with Mir nailing Fedor early and attempting to take the fight to the ground. Fedor reversed with a judo throw, however, and looked to unleash his patented power strikes on the feet, scoring with some solid shots.
When Mir came in with a big shot of his own, Emelianenko caught Mir with a picture-perfect short uppercut right on the button to hurt Mir and open up a path for “The Last Emperor” to secure a much-needed stoppage on the ground.
Watch the highlights of Fedor’s huge win right here:
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All it took was 48 seconds for Frank Mir to fall to Fedor Emelianenko. Earlier tonight (April 28), Emelianenko took on Mir in the main event of Bellator 198. The winner would move on to the semi-finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. The action…
All it took was 48 seconds for Frank Mir to fall to Fedor Emelianenko. Earlier tonight (April 28), Emelianenko took on Mir in the main event of Bellator 198. The winner would move on to the semi-finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. The action took place inside the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Going […]