Jon Jones Ben Askren and Others React to Ryan Bader’s Brutal TKO Loss

Bellator 244 just wrapped up and Ryan Bader is all over the news. The former two-division champion lost his light heavyweight belt in spectacular fashion.

Bader, who was hyped up as the best active light heavyweight on the planet, suffered a humiliating loss to Vadim Nemkov. As soon as the fight began, Nemkov displayed his incredible speed and timing. In the second round, the Russian fighter landed a perfect head kick and followed with a flurry of strikes to finish the match. Watch the ending below.

The referee gave every opportunity to Bader to defend himself. However, it was too late for the former light heavyweight champion. He was already out of it after the first knockdown. Many critics even felt that the referee should have stopped the fight early as Bader took a ton of unnecessary punishment.

With this victory, Nemkov is not only on a seven-fight win streak, but he is also the face of Bellator’s light heavyweight division.

Analysts and fighters react to Vadim Nemkov’s win over Ryan Bader

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