Sherdog savant Jay Pettry suggests two Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans will get it done while pitching a parlay of Bellator MMA beltholders running the table on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
will stage a promotion-versus-promotion rumble for its first show of 2024 this Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. By putting up a few of its champs against the best thatcan offer, the two leagues are pulling out a lot of stops to make sure people realize the power of their merger. The three champion-versus-champion bouts are three-round encounters, which might change how some approach these proceedings. In this abbreviated PFL vs.
It is for the best that these two do not have five rounds to ply their craft, as their cardio reserves may not be able to take it. Romero did next to nothing for the first 20 or so minutes against, except eat clean one-twos until deciding it was time to fight. Romero blitzed with all he had left, even securing a takedown. Still, the activity may have been more preempted because Romero had seemingly saved all his energy until that point while Nemkov teed off at will. It was not enough.
With Bader as the anchor—and he might be a scary one for as long as the fight is upright—the two remaining picks come in the form of a massive favorite and a current champ taking on the man who finished in second place last year. As Bellator middleweight kingpin, Eblen has displayed the skills and dominance that leave fans questioning whether he is some Top 10 middleweight or the best in the world without any way to prove it.
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