Bellator 226 Bader vs. Kongo

Minakov and Kharitonov should fight for the Bader-Kongo winner.
 
Bellator 226 Main Event:
265 lbs.: Ryan Bader (27-5) vs. Cheick Kongo (30-10-2)

Bellator 226 Main Card (10 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Daniel Straus (26-8) vs. Derek Campos (19-9)
145 lbs.: Pat Curran (23-8) vs. Adam Borics (13-0)
145 lbs.: Emmanuel Sanchez (18-4) vs. Tywan Claxton (5-0)
145 lbs.: Sam Sicilia (16-9) vs. Pedro Carvalho (10-3)
145 lbs.: Gaston Bolanos (5-1) vs. Daniel Carey (5-3)

Bellator 226 “Prelims” Undercard (7 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: John Teixeira (22-4-2) vs. Ashleigh Grimshaw (20-10-1, 3 NC)
185 lbs.: Ivan Batinich (3-1) vs. Daniel Compton (0-2)
185 lbs.: Cornelius Savage (0-0) vs. Evan Gubera (0-1)
155 lbs.: Christopher Gonzalez (2-0) vs. Luis Vargas (2-3)
135 lbs.: Cass Bell (3-0) vs. Isaiah Rocha (0-0)
185 lbs.: Favian Gutierrez (2-2) vs. Alan Benson (0-1)
145 lbs.: Amber Leibrock (3-3) vs. Jessica Borga (1-0)
140 lbs.: Peter Ishiguro (0-1) vs. Elias Anderson (0-1)
170 lbs.: James Terry (20-10) vs. Batsumberel Dagvadorj (5-0, 1 NC)
125 lbs.: Daniel Gonzalez (2-2) vs. Jonathan Adams (1-1)
155 lbs.: Adam Piccolotti (11-3) vs. Jacob Smith (7-2)
145 lbs.: Hyder Amil (3-0) vs. Ignacio Ortiz (2-0-1)
170 lbs.: Abraham Vaesau (5-2, 1 NC) vs. Renato Alves (5-3)
 
Really would not be surprised to see Kongo win a decision, and Kongo start off the wrestling lol. Kongo is always such a odd fighter, starts in a kickboxing mode and is out landing his opponent but then turns into world class wrestler and then turns into a sloppy wrestler, then turns into holding you against the fence mode.. then becomes very tentative and hesitant, then turns into an amazing wrestler again. Anyone who has been following Kongo since he left UFC knows exactly what I mean.
 
Is that an AP on Baders wrist? Damn hes making bags in Bellator.
 
HI SCOTT NEWMAN said:
Really would not be surprised to see Kongo win a decision, and Kongo start off the wrestling lol. Kongo is always such a odd fighter, starts in a kickboxing mode and is out landing his opponent but then turns into world class wrestler and then turns into a sloppy wrestler, then turns into holding you against the fence mode.. then becomes very tentative and hesitant, then turns into an amazing wrestler again. Anyone who has been following Kongo since he left UFC knows exactly what I mean.
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Kongo will win. You can bet a groin shot will happen sometime early in the fight. Then Kongo will grind his way to victory. I'm calling it now Kongo by decision or possible KO stoppage as Bader has a questionable chin if he gets hit hard. This can be similar to Rumble vs Bader.
 
I have a feeling the Cheick "The Nut Cracker" Kongo will win the fight.
 
I don't think Cheick's old ass can beat Bader here.

I'm more interested in Borics/Curran and Sanchez/Claxton. Those will be more interesting fights. I have a feeling Borics might be the real deal.
 
Gmork said:
I don't think Cheick's old ass can beat Bader here.

I'm more interested in Borics/Curran and Sanchez/Claxton. Those will be more interesting fights. I have a feeling Borics might be the real deal.
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Yeah Borics was getting some hype behind him even before the Pico fight so I'm interested in the fight with Curran. That being said I'm a longtime Curran fan and I hope he can return to some sense of the form we saw him in 2011-2014.
 
Only way Kongo wins is catching Bader coming in...………….Bader knows this!
 
its a good and intriguing matchup i just hope its not a boring fight. could be like bader phil davis or one of those fights kongo grinds out. Hope theres a KO in the 1st or 2nd
 
Jake Smith vs. Adam Picolotti is going to be a banger, but I predict smith knocks him out.

Cass bell is also worth keeping an eye on
 
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2019...tournament-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream

MAIN CARD (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Ryan Bader (228.7) vs. Cheick Kongo (239.2) – for heavyweight title
  • Derek Campos (144.9) vs. Daniel Straus (144.4) – featherweight grand prix opening round
  • Adam Borics (144.7) vs. Pat Curran (144.6) – featherweight grand prix opening round
  • Tywan Claxton (144.3) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (144.1) – featherweight grand prix opening round
  • Pedro Carvalho (144.1) vs. Sam Sicilia (145) – featherweight grand prix opening round
  • Gaston Bolanos (145.5) vs. Daniel Carey (144.2)
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6:45 p.m. ET)

  • Ashleigh Grimshaw (145.5) vs. John Teixeira (145.6)
  • Ivan Batinich (185.2) vs. Daniel Compton (185.3)
  • Evan Gubera (184.7) vs. Cornelius Savage (184.9)
  • Cass Bell (135.6) vs. Isaiah Rocha (135.1)
  • Chris Gonzalez (155.8) vs. Luis Vargas ()
  • Jessica Borga (144.7) vs. Amber Leibrock (145.4)
  • Alan Benson (184.7) vs. Favian Gutierrez (185.6)
  • Adam Piccolotti (155.2) vs. Jake Smith (155.4)
  • Jonathan Adams (124) vs. Daniel Gonzalez (125.3)
  • Batsumberel Dagvadorj () vs. James Terry (169.7)
  • Elias Anderson (139.8) vs. Peter Ishiguro (139.9) – 140-pound catchweight
  • Hyder Amil (145.9) vs. Ignacio Ortiz (145.4)
  • Renato Alves (172.9) vs. Abraham Vaesau ()
  • Albert Gonzales (180) vs. Tyson Miller (179.1) – 180-pound catchweight
 
I hope Kongo wins by ko. Gotta root for the old guy finally getting his title shot! And this card overall is a killer!
 
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