February 5, 2023 Los Angeles, CA Jacob Dietrich
Johnny Eblen used his Fight IQ to fully gas Tokov during this fight. The first round was very close and I was giving Tokov an advantage, which seems to have been intentional. After right, Eblen said: The first round was tough. After that I just did whatever I wanted with him. started pulling away. He’s the first guy to beat me in a round because two judges gave the first round. In his last two rounds, Eblen was able to take advantage of takedowns to apply strong pressure and make decisions that were easy for the judges. With a card of questionable judgment, this was no easy task. As for the next Eblen, we know he will defend the belt, but the question is who will it be? Fabian Edwards wins Geghard Mousasi and is likely to win the next title fight. I would like to welcome Edwards.
Next fight: Musashi vs. Edwards winner on 5/12/23
For Tokov, the result was clearly not what he wanted.While Tokov looked great early in the fight, Eblen handled Tokov in the later rounds. Tokov was the casualty of fighting the world’s best middleweight on Saturday night. Watch it become. Another fighter that makes sense is Ebren’s teammate Dalton Rosta. He is currently ranked No. 5 at middleweight, but a call-up from marketable figure Brennan Ward gets us to see Bellator take the fight to Rosta… It may happen soon, but it won’t develop fast enough unless Ward is given a title shot at 170.
Prediction: Musashi vs. Edwards loser on May 12, 2023
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Ryan Bader looked great Saturday night for the limited time we met. He came, got the job done, didn’t use the mic to distract from Fedor’s retirement. Vader is the only individual to defend the title once again as he defeated The Last Empire twice. Vader’s next fight isn’t up to him. We would love to see Francis Ngannou sign with Bellator to boost the promotion’s popularity, but we know this will be a roundabout way. No other heavyweight has ever really built a runaway case to be the next challenger. It’s not a problem. Coming into the weekend, Steve Mowry put his name in his hat and believed he would be a number one contender, but after a draw that could have been called by Herb Dean in round two, he decided it was Cheick Kongo has a chance and, as far as I know, is a race or two away from putting his name in contention for the title. Fedor is Rank 3 and, as you know, is now retired and in a coaching role. Linton Vassell and Valentin Moldavski face off on his March 10th. This looks like a front-runner battle to set up a date with Ryan “Darth” Vader. We’ll see who will be next in a month’s time, but for Vader, he must be very happy about his current position in the sport.
For Fedor, he finished his picture book career on Saturday night. He thanks Fedor in a podcast out later this week. He continues to be involved in the sport as he begins coaching teams that include fighters such as Anatoly Tokov and Light Heavyweight Champion Vadim Nemkov. As a hunter he should go to Ground N’ Pound. I analyze this career. He really was considered the greatest heavyweight in his MMA history, so give him every grace.
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