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By Mike Bohn |
August 22, 2020 12:11 am
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Vadim Nemkov is the new Bellator light heavyweight champion after beating Ryan Bader on Friday in the Bellator 244 main event.
Nemkov (12-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) overwhelmed Bader (27-6 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) in the second round of the 205-pound title fight, landing a brutal number of strikes until the fight was mercifully stopped for the TKO in the headlining contest, which took place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Nemkov’s title-winning victory over Bader at Bellator 244.
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Stunner in the #Bellator244 main event. Vadim Nemkov utterly brutalizes Ryan Bader to claim the light heavyweight title. Ref gave Bader every chance but he couldn’t recover.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) August 22, 2020
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Holy shit why did that ref wait sooo long??
— Funky (@Benaskren) August 22, 2020
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Looks like Russia has a light heavyweight champion, congratulations
– BONY (@JonnyBones) August 22, 2020
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Interesting how before this fight people were talking about Bader being the number 1 LHW in the world with Jones leaving the division, now people saying he wouldn’t even be top 10. And I can’t disagree. He was pretty awful tonight. Everything was off with him.
– Matheus Aquino (@MatheusDCAquino) August 22, 2020
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Not sure about letting it go that long but Nemkov becomes the new light heavyweight champ for Bellator. Should’ve stuck with guy I pegged as the division’s dark horse a couple of years ago… congrats Vadim and hope Bader is alright after that. #Bellator244
– Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) August 22, 2020
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Sadly I saw that coming…Bader is still a beast but that kid was hungry.
– Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) August 22, 2020
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Well, Ryan Bader can’t say the ref didn’t give him a chance to go out on his shield.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) August 22, 2020
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