ROSEMONT, Ill. – Emmanuel Sanchez continued the trend of first-round submissions at Bellator 198, tapping Sam Sicilia with an arm triangle. Sanchez (17-3 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) turned the tables on Sicilia (16-9 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) after a trip to the canvas and seized the choke at the 3:52 mark of the opening frame. The featherweight bout was the co-main event of today’s Bellator 198 show at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago. It aired on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie. Sicilia, who made his bones in the UFC as a heavy-handed brawler, elected not to make it a slugfest early on
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Bellator 198 results: Emmanuel Sanchez submits Sam Sicilia in first round – MMA Junkie