Bellator 198 went down earlier tonight (Sat., April 28, 2018) live on Paramount Network from inside Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, where former Pride FC champion Fedor Emelianenko collide with former UFC champion Frank Mir in the third quarterfinal of the heavyweight Grand Prix.
Fedor Emelianenko stunned the crowd with an impressive finish of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the main event. “Last Emperor” was knocked down early in his fight, but was able to turn things around quickly blasted Mir with a nasty uppercut and sending him to the canvas then landed a series of punches on Mir’s face until referee Mike Beltran stepped in and stopped the action.
With this win, Emelianenko improved his professional record to 37-5 (1 no-contest) and won six of his past seven fights. Meanwhile, Mir (18-12) was making his Bellator debut is coming off a two-year suspension after his loss to Mark Hunt back in 2016 and dropped three in a row.
Now Emelianenko will take on Chael Sonnen in the semi-final round of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament at a TBD date.
Check out the memorable performance below:
Check out the pro’s reaction:
Excited to see #Fedor back in the cage tonight! He’s definitely a legend in this sport.#HBomb🤜 pic.twitter.com/XlJXvZfFPV
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) April 28, 2018
I'm excited for this fight! https://t.co/dznzlCtwtH
— Bobby Lashley (@fightbobby) April 29, 2018
Hard to pick a winner in tonight’s fight but I like Mir he has more skills on the ground in my opinion. #Bellator198 #kenshamrock #lionsden #mma #bellatormma #fighter #godfather #legend #worldsmostdangerousman #worldsmostdangerouspodcast
— KEN SHAMROCK (@ShamrockKen) April 29, 2018
.@thefrankmir and #Fedor @spike. The term LEGEND is thrown out a lot. Tonight we have TWO LEGENDS doing battle in the cage.
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) April 29, 2018
Did Frank Mir just say Fedor belongs in a zoo? #Bellator198
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) April 29, 2018
Legggo FEDOR
— David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) April 29, 2018
I'm just going to pretend it's not 2018 right now. #Bellator198
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) April 29, 2018
That was cool. #Bellator198
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 29, 2018
Fuckin Fedor!! 💥 💥 huge ko victory! Dude is a Legend! Ultimate dad bod badass! 🙌🏽
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) April 29, 2018
Frank Mir is just 38?
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 29, 2018
0 expressions given . FEDOR 😂
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 29, 2018
Great to see Fedor back with a good win! @BellatorMMA
— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) April 29, 2018
I wanna grow old like Fedor. 41 years old and still knocking people out! #bellator198
— Patricky Freire (@PatrickyPitbull) April 29, 2018
Fedor is a legend! I wish he would have fought Randy Couture https://t.co/065f8yvezY
— CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) April 29, 2018
Surprised Rosanne is still translating after her tv show reboot. #Bellator198 pic.twitter.com/tBWrnPANrb
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 29, 2018
Crazy fight! Fedor stunned early. Recovers. Frank marching forward with punches and bang, Fedor lands a short left hand that puts Frank's lights out. That was fun.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 29, 2018
Wasn’t a long fight but it was frenetic and entertaining. Crowd seemed electric.
Home run of a night for Bellator. Everyone who they needed to win won (and looked good) and now they get to book Fedor v Chael.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 29, 2018
Biggest gate in Bellator history is the MSG show last year. I say you go back there or Barclays for Fedor v. Chael. Capitalize on the Russian population in NYC. Also put the two semis on the same night.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 29, 2018
