Bellator kicked off its 2019 campaign Saturday with Bellator 214, which took place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card aired on Paramount and streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMAjunkie. In the main event, Ryan Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) closed out the Bellator heavyweight grand prix in style. He steamrolled Fedor Emelianenko (38-6 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) for a knockout in just 35 seconds to add the heavyweight title to his resume alongside the light heavyweight belt. Bader’s victory ended a five-fight main card that saw four bouts end less than midway into the first round.
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Bellator 214 post-event facts: Ryan Bader is Bellator’s first champ-champ – MMA Junkie