Filed under: Bellator , News , Radio Highlight , Videos After the biggest conquest of his MMA career, newly crowned Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus saw himself in the unfortunate position of having to justify it to the world. Primus was declared the winner of his Bellator NYC encounter with Michael Chandler on Saturday after a then-unspecified injury with Chandler’s leg rendered Chandler medically unfit to continue in the first round. Although Primus walked away with the TKO – and, of course, the 155-pound belt – his achievement was somewhat obfuscated by what at the time looked like a freak accident. Related Bellator NYC highlights: Look what happened to Michael Chandler's ankle against Brent Primus From Primus’ immediate viewpoint, what had happened was simple: He’d just become a world champion after successfully implementing a strategy that happened to involve some gnarly low kicks. The excitement, however, didn’t last long.
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