BELLATOR MMA 256

Bader vs. Machida 2

#1-Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC) defeated #4-Lyoto Machida (26-11) via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-45, 49-45)

Bader “I don’t know who I’d rather face next. I don’t know much about [Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov] but I know Corey [Anderson] really well. I brought him in for training camps for Phil Davis. He’s a good guy so I’m rooting for him. But if I have to fight him, I know he’s tough. I’m in this tournament and I ran through another tournament before. I had fun so that’s why I came down here.

 It doesn’t matter who’s in my way. I want that belt back and this was the first step right here.

Ryan Bader DELIVERED A HARDCORE BEAT DOWN

BELLATOR MMA 255:

Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 Main Card:

C-Patricio Pitbull (32-4) defeated #2-Emmanuel Sanchez (20-5) via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 3:35 of round one

#6-Jason Jackson (14-4) defeated #3-Neiman Gracie (10-2) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

#6-Tyrell Fortune (10-1) defeated Jack May (11-8) via TKO (punches) at 3:16 of round one

Usman Nurmagomedov (12-0) defeated Mike Hamel (7-5) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

5-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1) defeated #4-Alejandra Lara (9-4) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

BELLATOR Champion Patricio Pitbull stuns then submits #2 Emmanuel Sanchez on a historic night on SHOWTIME

PRELIM FIGHTS

Streaming Live

BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports Social Media Platforms, as Well as the BELLATOR MMA Channel on Pluto TV

Hosted by

Jenn Brown

Josh Thomson

Ryan Bader

Friday, April 16

3:00 p.m. PT