SAITAMA, Japan – Fedor Emelianenko became the first since 2005 to stop Quinton Jackson with strikes when he picked up an opening-round finish in the Bellator 237 main event. Then, he made a somewhat confusing statement about his future in MMA. Emelianenko’s (38-6 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) speed advantage far exceeded anything a heavy, slow-moving Jackson (38-14 MMA, 5-3 BMMA) was prepared for as he put together smooth striking combinations before landing a fight-ending haymaker that dropped “Rampage” face-first into the canvas inside three minutes (via Twitter ): FEDOR became the first since 2005 to stop “Rampage” Jackson with strikes when he won at #Bellator237 . Recap the @BellatorMMA headliner: https://t.co/ZyqOs7znId pic.twitter.com/1gkjZDPoC0 — MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) December 29, 2019 @FedorOskol hangs up the s tonight in an iconic arena and on a memorable note. #BellatorJapan pic.twitter.com/lk1HcinPvh — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) December 29, 2019 The heavyweight bout headlined Bellator 237, which took place Saturday (Sunday locally) at Saitama Super Arena. The card aired on Paramount and streamed on DAZN.
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