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first bellator im watching in a year i think
starting in a few
That’s the only way to see the main cardHow do i watch main event?
I don't have CBS or dazn or bellator
Hager should be on the main card
Rosta was very impressive, the guy is only 4-0 but looks better and better. He might have been the biggest winner of the night.I'm very confused what Bellator is trying to do. Dalton Rosta said that he had 2 fights turned down in his post-fight interviews. The first was Andre Petroski. That makes sense, a good, big step up for Rosta. The second was Romero Cotton. What? Why? I wonder if they're trying to trim the roster. Why does one of Rosta or Cotton need to pick up an L right now? It's so early in both their careers, one was 3-0 at the time the other was 4-0. Maybe they're both coming to the end of contracts and Bellator wants to drive down price? I know Rosta is, not sure about Cotton. It's ridiculous, they're both talented young fighters, they shouldn't be fighting each other. Perhaps, if they're looking to trim, they will give Gwerder to Cotton next, and if Gwerder takes another L, he gets the axe. No matter what, Romero Cotton and Jordan Newman need to look to fight very soon, or the organization may move on from them. Rosta is a beast, he may have a bit longer of a layoff for contract negotiations but hopefully he fights soon again because he could rise very fast.
The Eblen fight was amazing. What, did he get 15 mat returns? Maybe more? It was so beautiful to watch. He ragdolled Johnson around the cage. But for me it also highlights how weak Ruth is. And by weak, I mean in terms of physical strength, not skill. I thought he looked small vs. Gracie, and had a hard time really winning battles for position with Gracie, who looked visibly bigger even at 170. And then he looked smaller than Amosov, and looked like he was having a rough time matching the strength of Amosov. Then he moved up to 185, for no apparent reason because he already looked small at 170. And there, albeit he got caught in a trap a bit, but he still couldn't fight for position with Johnson. And Johnson is not a small heavyweight. Johnson is a good grappler, good wrestler in his own right, I believe formerly D1 then transferred and became an NAIA all american. Contender series headliner, subbed Ed Ruth. Eblen threw him around for 15 minutes like he was a toy. I think the fact that he was able to do that...Ruth has absolutely no business at middleweight. He should stay in welterweight, and even there I think his body shape disadvantages him. He has a distinctly V-shaped body, which looks nice, girls find it attractive, but it's not functionally the best configuration. I don't think he is behind Johnson in skill, but he does not have Johnson's strength, and Johnson doesn't have Eblen's strength. Ruth needs to move back down. But Eblen...what a beast.
Cody Law got the job done. Your first pro fight, also facing a rookie, if you're the blue chip people say you are, you better take care of business, and he did. It'll be a solid 2 or 3 more fights before he starts to face some real challenges. And Law should be aiming for a fast turnaround. When you're a veteran who's already made it to UFC stardom, then you can fight once a year. If you're a rookie trying to make it, you gotta fight once every couple of months, especially that this fight was not very taxing. If he could get in one more fight before New Years that would be good.
This hasn’t aged well, but it was a fair assessment of the fightThis is a different animal ( as a moose supporter , wish its be easy). Gegard was a -360 favorite over Rory and made him tap like one. They'll be no size advantage here ( mousasi " should" have a strength advantage) - Lima is enormous and evolves with every fight. When openers come out- alot of surprised people as I see Gegard as a -140, -150 favorite...which is slight in the fight game.
I consider both pound for pounders and mousasi will find himself in another " lose lose" situation .That shouldnt be the case but sadly will. I was hoping Bader was still champ and mousasi may have changed his mind and went for easier fight, imo( bader) but not the case anymore.
Anyway - to most who know- this a true superfight.
Yeah, the Cotton camp backed out and Rosta saw it as a cowardly move but...it was absolutely the right move, and as a camp you should take care of your fighters like that.Rosta was very impressive, the guy is only 4-0 but looks better and better. He might have been the biggest winner of the night.
It would have been stupid to have him fight Cotton right now, Im glad th3y didnt fight.
Hopefully they dont do Rosta vs Eblen either, ateast not right now.