Bellator 198 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, April 28, 2018) will come in the form of Bellator 198. Headlining the card are Fedor Emenklo and Frank Mir, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Fedor Emelianenko […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, April 28, 2018) will come in the form of Bellator 198. Headlining the card are Fedor Emenklo and Frank Mir, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir meet in a heavyweight bout in the main event.

Emmanuel Sanchez and Sam Sicilia meet in a featherweight bout in the co-main event.

Gerald Harris vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. is next in a middleweight bout.

Neiman Gracie vs. Javier Torres is next in a welterweight bout.

Opening the main card on Paramount Network is Dillon Danis vs. Kyle Walker in a catchweight bout.

Here are the results for this event:

MAIN CARD (Paramount Network/9 p.m. ET)

Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir

Featherweight: Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Sam Sicilia

Middleweight: Gerald Harris vs. Rafael Lovato Jr.

Welterweight: Neiman Gracie vs. Javier Torres

Catchweight: Dillon Danis vs. Kyle Walker

PRELIMINARY CARD  (Online/7 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: R’Mandel Cameron vs. P.J. Cajigas

Welterweight: Dan Stittgen vs. Mark Stoddard

Catchweight: Eric Wisely vs. Morgan Sickinger

Middleweight: Matt Paul vs. Brian Booth

Flyweight: Joey Diehl vs. Nate Williams

Lightweight: Tom Shoaff vs. Mike Budnik

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Bellator 198: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir Predictions

This evening (Sat., April 28, 2018), Bellator MMA will put on one of their biggest fights ever when legendary former PRIDE FC champion Fedor Emelianenko faces former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the main event of Bellator 198 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Although it’s clear that both aging superstars are past their athletic primes, […]

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This evening (Sat., April 28, 2018), Bellator MMA will put on one of their biggest fights ever when legendary former PRIDE FC champion Fedor Emelianenko faces former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the main event of Bellator 198 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.

Although it’s clear that both aging superstars are past their athletic primes, it’s still an intriguing match-up that ha until this point been unable to be booked due to Emelianenko’s foregoing of the UFC.

Mir will make his Bellator debut tonight, however, and the winner of the anticipated showdown will advance to the next round of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix in addition to owning the bragging rights of being one of the best heavyweights to ever compete in MMA.

It’s an intriguing fight with a ton of question marks and not exactly many answers from both fighters. Without further ado, LowKick’s Mike Drahota and Matt McNulty predicted the outcome of tonight’s potentially tumultuous Bellator 198 main event.

Check out our picks right here:

Mike Drahota:

I truly can’t come up with a concrete pick one way or the other here, as Fedor has looked absolutely shot for a long while without a true victory under the bright lights since his huge knockout of Brett Rogers under the Strikeforce banner in 2009. Yes, it’s been almost eight years since he picked up a high-profile win – and it’s a stretch to say Rogers really qualifies as that.

True, he won two straight since returning in December 2015 before Matt Mitrione knocked him silly at Bellator 180 last summer, but those are hardly high-quality wins. “The Last Emperor” is undoubtedly a legend of mixed martial arts and arguably the greatest heavyweight of all-time. If he can still win at this level remains to be seen, however.

The same could be said for Mir, who has been out of action since Marl Hunt turned his lights off in March 2016. After that, Mir served a two-year suspension from USADA for testing positive for a banned substance. He’s also lost six of his last eight fights, with three of those coming by knockout.

Not to pile on these two heavyweight greats at all, but the recent facts of the matter simply show they may not have much left in the tank.

Thankfully, the same could be said for both men, so we could see a surprisingly good fight tonight. If Fedor can unload his patented rushing strikes early, then the knockout-susceptible Mir could be in for a short night. But he’ll clearly be looking to take the fight to the ground where he does his best, and Emelianenko has shown he can be finished on the ground in his fights with Fabricio Werdum, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, and Dan Henderson.

I think Mir may see some rough moments early but will ultimately be able to use his superior conditioning to wear Fedor down and finish him on the mat.

Prediction: Frank Mir def. Fedor Emelianenko via R2 TKO (ground strikes)

Matt McNulty:

With a timeless heavyweight collision like this where time builds to a crescendo, there is always going to be people watching.
Sure, it would probably have been better if it somehow came about 10 years ago, but we got it when we got it, and that’s fair enough.
Mir looked absolutely shredded at the weigh-ins, which looked like it was in a hotel conference room. Against Mark Hunt in his last fight, he appeared chubby and listless. Two years later, Mir’s looking like he did from his better days, and that makes for an extremely dangerous man.
Big punchers have usually had success against Mir. Shane Carwin, Junior Dos Santos, Hunt… the list goes on. I think Fedor pulls off a knockout finish tonight for his first big victory in years. Mir may have his moments tonight, but if Emelianenko has learned from the Werdum fight, it’s that he shouldn’t play in a dangerous BJJ players guard.
Expect to see Fedor glorify himself and the nation of Russia in Chicago tonight.
Prediction: Fedor Emelianenko def. Frank Mir via R! TKO (punches)

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Bellator 198 Live Stream & Results Tonight (April 28) at 7 p.m. ET

The time has arrived for Bellator 198 (predictions here). Before we see Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir do battle for a chance to move on in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix, you can catch the live stream of the prelims. The action is set to begin a…

The time has arrived for Bellator 198 (predictions here). Before we see Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir do battle for a chance to move on in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix, you can catch the live stream of the prelims. The action is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET. The broadcast will transition to […]

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Bellator 198 Predictions: Can Fedor Move on in Heavyweight Grand Prix?

Bellator 198 is here, so let’s dive into some predictions. No doubt about it, all eyes will be glued on the main event of this card. In a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix match, Fedor Emelianenko will take on Frank Mir. At one point this would&#82…

Bellator 198 is here, so let’s dive into some predictions. No doubt about it, all eyes will be glued on the main event of this card. In a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix match, Fedor Emelianenko will take on Frank Mir. At one point this would’ve been considered a dream match. Emelianenko had a history of […]

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Betting Odds For Bellator 198: Is Frank Mir Favored In Debut?

Bellator 198 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, April 28, 2018) from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 pm EST while the main card will air on Paramount Network at 9:00 PM EST. Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir in a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal […]

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Bellator 198 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, April 28, 2018) from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 pm EST while the main card will air on Paramount Network at 9:00 PM EST.

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir in a Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout will headline the show while Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Sam Sicilia in a featherweight bout will serve as the co-main event.

The former UFC Heavyweight Champion had a historic tenure while competing in the largest MMA (mixed martial arts) promotion in the world. However, his time has come to an end with the UFC. This main event will mark Mir’s promotional debut.

Mir, who holds a pro-MMA record of 18-11, had been with the organization for 16 years and won the UFC heavyweight championship in 2004. He also won an interim title in 2008.

Mir had a rough stretch as of late in his career as he was just 2-6 in his last eight bouts dating back to 2012 and lasted competed in March of 2016 when he lost to Mark Hunt.

As of a result of a failed drug test for that fight, he was issued a two-year suspension by USADA after testing positive for turinabol.

Rounding out the five bout main card is Gerald Harris vs. Rafael Lovato Jr in a middleweight bout, Neiman Gracie vs. Javier Torres in a welterweight bout, and Dillon Danis vs. Kyle Walker in a catchweight bout.

According to oddsmakers, Mir is a -140 favorite over Emelianenko, who is a +590 underdog. Here are the betting odds for the rest of the main card:

MAIN CARD (Paramount Network/9 p.m. ET)

Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal: Fedor Emelianenko +120 vs. Frank Mir -140

Featherweight: Emmanuel Sanchez -590 vs. Sam Sicilia +420

Middleweight: Gerald Harris +330 vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. -450


Welterweight: Neiman Gracie -1175 vs. Javier Torres +650

Catchweight: Dillon Danis -1050 vs. Kyle Walker +600

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Pic: Fedor Emelianenko & Frank Mir Face Off At Bellator 198 Weigh-Ins

Tomorrow night (Sat., April 28, 2018), two of the most decorated heavyweights in MMA history will meet when legendary former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko battles former UFC champion Frank Mir in the main event of Bellator 198 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. The fight is part of the opening round of the Bellator Heavyweight […]

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Tomorrow night (Sat., April 28, 2018), two of the most decorated heavyweights in MMA history will meet when legendary former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko battles former UFC champion Frank Mir in the main event of Bellator 198 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.

The fight is part of the opening round of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix.

Emelianenko, still oft-regarded as the best heavyweight of all-time, made his debut in the Bellator cage at last summer’s Bellator 180, a bout where he was knocked out by former UFC competitor Matt Mitrione after a wild exchange where both fighters were rocked.

Mir, on the other hand, will do the same tomorrow night after being out of action for over two years. He was knocked out by Mark Hunt in his final UFC fight in March 2016, and served a two-year USADA suspension after testing positive for banned substances.

Check out a picture of their faceoff at today’s Bellator 198 ceremonial weigh-ins courtesy of MMA Mania above.

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