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Bellator 208 was an excellent show and brought the promotion's double back-to-back event weekend to a glorious end. The triumph of the legendary Fedor Emelianenko over the 'American Gangster' Chael Sonnen saw the fans come alive and cheer him.
The result means that Emelianenko is set to face Ryan Bader in the final of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix. The two will fight for the title in the main event of the January 26 event in 2019.
Bader's victory was a hard-fought one as well, as he dominated Matt Mitrione in Bellator 207, the night before Bellator 208. You can read the full results from Bellator 207 right here and the results from Bellator 208 here.
In the main event of Bellator 208, the two fighters met in a fight that had been hyped up, as the 'American Gangster' Chael Sonnen had been his usual self when it came to talking up his own chances in the fight, while Fedor remained silent.
The night saw the main event end in the very first round, with 14 seconds to go, after Fedor dominated Chael in an excellent showing. Sonnen put up a fight as well, but it was not enough for him to win the semi-final against a legend like Fedor.
#3 The Possible 'to-be-reviewed' fight on the preshow
Zarrukh Adashev picked up a huge win over Christian Medina in the pre-show in the first round, and nearly the first minute, with the fight coming to an end at one minute and eight seconds into the round.
Adashev picked up the crucial TKO when Medina could not answer any of his blows and was just getting hit over and over again, leaving him crumpled at the side of the cage.
The question that arises from this win is something else, as there remains a small chance that the fight might be turned over due to an illegal knee that Adashev landed at the end of his flurry.
Medina was already down when the blow came in, and although he could have won it anyway, Adashev might regret the last strike that he threw.
#2 Cheick Kongo's Second First-Round Knockout in a row
Cheick Kongo has been on quite the run as of late. He is in the middle of his biggest winning streak in his career despite being towards his more senior years at 43-years-old. At this point, when he is expected to slow down, Kongo has shown a unique ability to pick up all the wins in his fights.
Currently, on a seven-fight-win streak, Kongo does not look like he can be stopped by anyone at all. On top of that, Kongo looks like he may be ready to set another streak for himself.
Usually, a fighter whose fights go on to decisions, Kongo has won two fights in a row in the very first round, knocking his opponent out in a matter of a few moments. He last did this in May of this year against Javy Ayala, and this time Timothy Johnson suffered the same fate.
#1 Benson Henderson disses UFC 229's Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor
Benson Henderson put on a good show in an excellent fight as he managed to dominate his opponent for the entire fight. His ground game and speed, as well as strikes, did not let anything but a victory for him appear a remote possibility.
As if that was not enough, after a victory by decision, Henderson took to the mike during the interview to make his views clear about what had happened at UFC 229 after the fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
He said that no matter what people did in life, it was about how they conducted themselves that mattered. While not directly naming UFC, Conor, or Khabib, he went on to ask them indirectly what they would say to their children when they later saw them jumping out of the cage to attack people, or to talk dirty about a fighter. He said that it was imperative that they remembered they were professional athletes who needed to behave in a certain manner, and their actions so far were not worthy of them.
What do you think of the show? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
