Fight fans flocked to San Jose, California over the weekend for another exciting night of fights. Following the stunning performance from Ryan Bader, the mixed martial arts world has come forward with a series of thoughts.
Mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA hosted the highly anticipated fight card of Bellator 199 inside the SAP Center on Saturday, May 12. In the night’s main event, Bellator light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader went toe-to-toe with Muhammed Lawal.
The fight was the first round of the Bellator MMA heavyweight tournament grand prix. Bader made short work of his opponent, earning a first round TKO victory over his opponent.
Check out what many MMA notables had to say about the moment within the social media posts below:
TALE OF THE TAPE! #Bellator199 main event LIVE NOW! #BellatorWGP pic.twitter.com/0n3okxSFrN
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) May 13, 2018
#Bellator199 Main Event Closing Odds: Ryan Bader (-355) vs. Muhammed Lawal (+290) ? @paramountnet @mauroranallo @JohnMcCarthyMMA @BellatorMMA @MMAOddsBreaker
— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) May 13, 2018
Straight out the gate with that HEAT!#Bellator199 #BellatorWGP pic.twitter.com/ZEqeXfWwe6
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) May 13, 2018
Bader, KO, :15 seconds
— Phil Murphy (@Phil_Sports) May 13, 2018
Damn Bader starched him!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) May 13, 2018
Bader won't even need a post-fight shower after that.
— Gogo Yubari (@JustRichHansen) May 13, 2018
Shit
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) May 13, 2018
Still love @KingMoFH @OSUAthletics till I die
— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) May 13, 2018
Oh wow…. Bader was not hanging about. #bellator199 @BellatorMMA
— Linton Vassell (@LDV_TheSwarm) May 13, 2018
