Bader wins light heavyweight title in Bellator’s NYC debut

0
894

NEW YORK — Ryan Bader defeated Phil Davis using cut up the decision in his Bellator debut to win the promoting’s a mild heavyweight championship on Saturday night time at Madison Square Garden. My Latest News

130_Anthony_Johnson_vs_Ryan_Bader.0.0.jpg (1310×873)

Bader (23-5) defeated Davis in an MMA bout for the second time in his profession, and his win capped the undercard in Bellator’s New York debut. Bader gained a lackluster bout filled with extra books than blows. Referee Dan Miragliotta stepped among the fighters within the fourth round. He warned them the approximate state of no activity — one of the few instances the gang cheered in a TV bout designed in part to get fans addicted to ordering Bellator’s second pay-per-view card.

Bader had edged out a breakup a decision victory over Davis whilst the former Division I All-American wrestlers fought for the primary time on a UFC card in January 2015. The loss was Davis’ closing in UFC, and he had won four directly Bellator fights headed into the rematch.

Related Contents : 

 

Wanderlei Silva takes on Chael Sonnen in the foremost event grudge suit, combat first scheduled for a UFC pay in keeping with a view in 2014. The 40-12 months-old Silva, who made his name fighting for Pride in Japan, turned into a set for his Bellator debut following six-12 months run in UFC. Sonnen, also forty, was choked out through Tito Ortiz in his Bellator debut in January. Ortiz becomes handy on the Garden.

Of stay TV cards on Spike (broadcast domestic of Saturday’s undercard) and via signing past-their-primetime MMA gamers to fundamental event their largest playing cards. Kimbo Slice, Ken Shamrock, Royce Gracie, and Rampage Jackson all took their flip in predominant occasion bouts greater spectacle than a sport that introduced record rankings for Bellator.

Bellator did sign greater than just a few forty-something fighters for its New York debut. Aaron Pico, 20, changed into the set to make his seasoned debut in opposition to Zach Freeman. Pico was superior to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in wrestling the last yr and was a junior golden gloves champion in 2009. Bellator jumped to signal him in 2014 and has possibly been the top prospect in the MMA sport.

Heather Hardy, a boxer signed under promoter Lou Dibella, received her expert MMA debut with a bloody TKO over Alice Yauger. Hardy, of Brooklyn, New York, had the group going wild while she dropped Yauger with a vicious proper. Hardy suffered a deep reduction over her left eye following an unintentional head-butt. Even the New York crowd gasped while blood gushed down Hardy’s face. Hardy wiped it off, then worn out Yauger while the gang roared.