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Watch: Bellator 221 Faceoffs Featuring Chandler & ‘Pitbull’

Bellator 221 will feature a lightweight world title bout that has been in the making since Bellator held their last “Dynamite” event in June of 2016. Michael Chandler finished Patricky Freire, the brother of his opponent this weekend and since that mom…

Bellator 221 will feature a lightweight world title bout that has been in the making since Bellator held their last “Dynamite” event in June of 2016. Michael Chandler finished Patricky Freire, the brother of his opponent this weekend and since that moment; Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has had Chandler in his crosshairs. At a very tense […]

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Bellator 214 Does Best Viewership Numbers In A Year

Bellator 214 this past weekend (Sat. January 26, 2019) was the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion’s most successful event in a year. The show featured the finals of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament. In the main event, light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader defeated Fedor Emelianenko via first-round knockout. With the victory, Bader is Bellator’s first-ever […]

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Bellator 214 this past weekend (Sat. January 26, 2019) was the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion’s most successful event in a year.

The show featured the finals of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament. In the main event, light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader defeated Fedor Emelianenko via first-round knockout. With the victory, Bader is Bellator’s first-ever “champ champ.” Also, Aaron Pico co-main evented the card in his second-ever MMA loss.

Former WWE star Jack Swagger (real name Jake Hager) made his MMA debut as well. Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting is reporting that the show as a whole drew an average of 697,000 viewers. That’s Bellator’s best since January 20th last year, which was headlined by Chael Sonnen vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

The main event between Bader and Fedor garnered 1.2 million viewers. Henry Corrales’ knockout victory over Pico saw 808,000 viewers. And of course, Swagger’s MMA debut was seen by 809,000. Bellator 214 was up against some tough competition Saturday night, namely the Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics NBA game on ABC. The game was seen by a total of 4,290,000.

Keith Thurman vs. Josesito Lopez on FOX’s Premier Boxing had 1,980,000 viewers. The NHL All-Star Game on NBC carried 1,778,000 viewers.

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Bellator 214 Draws Strong Viewership Numbers

This past weekend (Sat. January 26, 2019) Bellator 214 put on a tremendous mixed martial arts (MMA) event. In the finals of the promotion’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament, light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader defeated Fedor Emelianenko. Bader…

This past weekend (Sat. January 26, 2019) Bellator 214 put on a tremendous mixed martial arts (MMA) event. In the finals of the promotion’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament, light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader defeated Fedor Emelianenko. Bader’s first-round knockout victory earned him Bellator’s heavyweight championship, and the honor of being the promotion’s first-ever dual-weight champion. […]

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Following Debut, Jake Hager Wants To Make MMA His Main Focus

Jake Hager, known as Jack Swagger in WWE, made a successful mixed martial arts debut. This past Saturday night (Jan. 26), Hager stepped inside the Bellator cage for the first time. Standing across from him was J.W. Kiser. It didn’t take long for …

Jake Hager, known as Jack Swagger in WWE, made a successful mixed martial arts debut. This past Saturday night (Jan. 26), Hager stepped inside the Bellator cage for the first time. Standing across from him was J.W. Kiser. It didn’t take long for Hager to score a takedown. Kiser never got back up to his […]

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Highlights: Jake Hager Scores Submission Win In Bellator Debut

Former professional wrestler turned mixed martial arts fighter Jake Hager, a.k.a Jack Swagger, made quick work in his debut at Bellator 214. Hager got his chin tested early on as his opponent JW Kiser cracked the former WWE champ with a solid right hand. But then Hager instinctively grabbed ahold of Kiser and the fight […]

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Former professional wrestler turned mixed martial arts fighter Jake Hager, a.k.a Jack Swagger, made quick work in his debut at Bellator 214.

Hager got his chin tested early on as his opponent JW Kiser cracked the former WWE champ with a solid right hand. But then Hager instinctively grabbed ahold of Kiser and the fight was essentially over at that point.

The All-American wrestler got Kiser to the ground and delivered some hard elbows that softened Kiser up. Hager worked for a kimura but decided instead on an arm triangle choke.

Watch the closing sequence below. (courtesy of CatchWrestling):

Hager is the latest in a long line of pro wrestlers to test their hands at a new career. During his post-fight interview with John McCarthy, Hager revealed he would like to fight for another 10 years.

Whether or not Hager can really compete for another decade remains to be seen. But if Bellator President Scott Coker feels like Hager is a draw we will no doubt see him back in the cage before too long.

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Jake Hager Feels he Can Compete With Elite Bellator Heavyweights

Jake Hager feels one day he’ll be able to do battle with the best Bellator heavyweights. Hager, better known to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) fans as Jack Swagger, is expected to make his Bellator debut soon. Hager wants to step inside the …

Jake Hager feels one day he’ll be able to do battle with the best Bellator heavyweights. Hager, better known to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) fans as Jack Swagger, is expected to make his Bellator debut soon. Hager wants to step inside the cage before 2018 comes to a close but he’s also open to an […]

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