UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Chael Sonnen thought he’d be able to rally from adversity against Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 208. Unfortunately, that’s not how things panned out, and the result was his elimination from the Bellator heavyweight grand prix. Sonnen (30-16-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) suffered a first-round TKO loss to Emelianenko (38-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) in a wild fight that lasted just under five minutes. He got in trouble shortly after the opening bell, when he was dropped with a big shot from the Russian, but managed to get himself back in the fight and find some moments of success before his ultimate defeat due to strikes. After Emelianenko got ahead early in the contest, Sonnen thought all the energy expended by the former PRIDE champ would allow him a chance to make a comeback.
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