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#2. The Bellator light heavyweight Grand Prix final will need another date
Bellator's much-anticipated light heavyweight Grand Prix final ended in controversial fashion. Corey Anderson and reigning champion Vadim Nemkov were unable to determine who the best 205lber is.
Prior to the conclusion of round three, Anderson accidentally clashed heads with the champion while attempting an elbow on the ground. The clash of heads opened up a deep cut above Nemkov’s eye that resulted in the fight immediately being stopped. This was an unfortunate situation, especially for ‘Overtime’ as he was in control of the fight.
Nemkov got the better of him in the first round, but Anderson took over in rounds two and three. Obviously, it’s hard to count the champion out as he could have turned things around. Nevertheless, based on how the fight played out, it seemed as though ‘Overtime’ was ahead 2-1 and on his way to championship glory.
After the event, Scott Coker confirmed that the promotion will book the rematch as soon as possible.
#1. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire regains the Bellator featherweight championship
Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire exacted his revenge as he defeated A.J. McKee via unanimous decision to regain the Bellator featherweight championship. Freire was a lot more composed in the rematch than he was in their first encounter.
‘Pitbull’ also had a much more tactical approach in the fight. He picked his spots for when to be explosive and when to be reactive. Despite the better showing by Freire, there was still plenty of backlash for the judges’ scorecards. Many took to social media to question how one judge scored the bout 49-46.
The main event was another reminder of why fighters need to avoid leaving the outcome in the hands of the judges. During his post-fight press conference, McKee spoke about his future plans as a fighter. He mentioned that he’s done fighting at featherweight and will be moving up to lightweight. The move makes a trilogy bout unlikely, so it looks like both fighters will be moving on for the time being.
