Vadim Nemkov ended Ryan Bader’s light heavyweight reign in brutal fashion at Bellator 244. In the second round of their main event, the Russian knocked out ‘Darth’ three times and landed several clean shots on the ground until the referee waved it off. On Twitter, pro fighters were not too happy with the stoppage.
Bader keeps dropping that right hand…
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) August 22, 2020
Best lhw in the world huh pic.twitter.com/P046BDPMaW
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) August 22, 2020
Damn this Russian kid is a beast!
— Funky (@Benaskren) August 22, 2020
Damn that was impressive! @BellatorMMA
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) August 22, 2020
Holy s— why did that ref wait sooo long??
— Funky (@Benaskren) August 22, 2020
Sadly I saw that coming…Bader is still a beast but that kid was hungry.
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) August 22, 2020
Looks like Russia has a light heavyweight champion, congratulations
— BONY (@JonnyBones) August 22, 2020
I reckon Nemkov and myself is fun in a ring. #rizin #Bellator244
— Jake Heun ジェイク・ヒューン (@JakeHeun) August 22, 2020
Nemkov against Cõrëy Anderson gonna be goood
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) August 22, 2020
That ref did the “title fight” response to a knockdown. I do believe they give title fights a little more time to recover compared to 3 round fights. As long as it’s not too bad.
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) August 22, 2020
— BONY (@JonnyBones) August 22, 2020
Nice combination by Nemkov!! Love his pace/style. Lucky for me I have some Dagestan monsters/Sambo champs on my squad that fights the exact same way. #bellator244
— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) August 22, 2020
