With five finishes in five main card fights, fans saw a lot of fantastic outcomes at Bellator 198. Fedor destroyed Frank Mir in classic style, Dillon Danis won his pro debut, and Rafael Lovato Jr. stayed undefeated as he moved into a number-one contender spot. But, the real star was Emmanuel Sanchez.
The UFC returns to broadcast television for the first time in 2016.
UFC on Fox 18: Johnson vs. Bader takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Saturday, Jan. 30. The promotion is hoping to build on two incredible championship main events welterweight champ Robbie Lawler eked out a controversial split decision win over Carlos Condit at UFC 195 and new UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz topped T.J. Dillashaw in a closely contested striking battle at UFC Fight Night 81 to start off the year..
The four-fight Fox main card is headlined by what is widely considered to be the light heavyweight No. 1 contender fight between Ryan Bader and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. The surging Bader is on the best run of his career. He has won five straight, including victories over top-10 fighters Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, Ovince St. Preux and Phil Davis. Bader, 32, is coming off the best win of his career over former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans. Johnson m