After weeks of anticipation and a second MMA promotion returned live and hosted events. Bellator MMA returned tonight with Bellator 242 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in California. As a result, fans were enthused about the event and were curious about where they could catch it live. One such fan was former Bellator, ONE Championship, and UFC fighter Ben Askren.
‘Funky’ took to Twitter and let his followers know that he would catch the event live. However, he would need someone to help him out and wrote, “How the heck do I watch (Bellator MMA) tonight?”
Help arrived almost instantaneously for the former Bellator Welterweight Champion. Bellator MMA commentator John McCarthy responded to Askren’s Tweet saying, “Simple brother, Paramount Network, DAZN or on the (Bellator MMA) app”
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Simple brother, Paramount Network, DAZN or on the @BellatorMMA app https://t.co/RPPPLU1J0M
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) July 24, 2020
Bellator 242 delivers in style
The event featured 7 matches. The 4-fight main card kicked off with Featherweight contender Aaron Pico returning to action. The excitement was at a peak as the 23-year-old fighter has a reputation for being involved in finishes irrespective of whether he won or lost.
💪@AaronPicoUSA proves his mettle with his first submission win as a pro tonight at #Bellator242.
Tune in for the remainder of our main card with @ParamountNet and @DAZN_USA in the 🇺🇸 and with @SkySports across the pond.🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/FUKatPrq5p
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) July 25, 2020
Pico had 8 fights to this point and held a 5-3 record with all of these wins coming via (T)KO. He has lost once via knockout and submitted on 2 occasions. On the night, Pico claimed his maiden submission win over Solo Hatley Jr in the first round to improve his record to 6-3.
Here's a preview of the sounds we'll be hearing in an empty Bellator arena tonight….pic.twitter.com/NucjYByMHC
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 24, 2020
Earlier in his career, the fighter gave fans a glimpse of his proclivity for the KO right from his maiden appearance with the promotion as a 20-year-old where he finished Justin Lin within 4 minutes of the first round.
Furthermore, the event witnessed the return of former CFFC Champion Ricky Bandejas who fell to Sergio Pettis in the main event. The fight went to the judges’ scorecards with former UFC fighter ‘S.P.’ claiming his 3rd career win on the bounce.
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With Bellator having held an event tonight and UFC ending their Fight Island leg of events tomorrow MMA fans are in for an absolute treat this weekend. How did you feel about Bellator’s return? Did the card deliver as per expectations?
Sources: Big John McCarthy-Twitter, Spinnin Backfist-Twitter, Aaron Pico-Fight History, Bellator-Twitter
