Bellator 111: Dantas vs. Silva Results & Discussion

Dude volkov broke holatas glass chin with reverse hammer strikes.

Holata did OK but I just don't see how he got rocked by those shots weaksauce.

Yeah Holata is kind of a can, he had the power to win that fight but none of the skill needed though.

Holata never unloved he's stayed high level prospect his whole career.

If he chose to really box or define his wrestling and timing he could be a solid mid tier hw but instead he trains MMA a nd it really shows.

Graham is now picking mo apart.

Was a war til mo took Graham down then mo was gased by the time Graham was able to stand.

Mo is exhausted if Graham van dance around and land in the 3rd and avoid the td Graham could win but really close fight.

Graham's cardio is now failing and his takedown defense is atrocious mo wins this fight possibly ud LOL.

Holy shot mo on a 2 fight submission run????

Both guys looked really bad after 1st round

fka wrote:Holy shot mo on a 2 fight submission run????

Both guys looked really bad after 1st round

Was a fun fight though hahaha. They are kickboxers, not athletes, and they aren't kickboxing.

The talent level is so low in Bellator's HW division. It's going to suffer the same thing that the UFC is going through. Minakov, Volkov, Ivanov, Martinez, and a bunch of other guys.

I thought it was fun.

Wow, didn't expect Martinez to stand with Lavar so much

That's the difference in having Kickboxing cardio and mma cardio lol

wekka wrote:The talent level is so low in Bellator's HW division. It's going to suffer the same thing that the UFC is going through. Minakov, Volkov, Ivanov, Martinez, and a bunch of other guys.

Actually, the division has gotten better. Along with those guys you also got Kongo and Spartan as well while Raphael Butler, Maurice Jackson, Josh Appelt, and Augusto Sakai look like guys that have potential.

That was the best Martinez has looked that takedown from clinch the level changing the distance ......

None of it mattered when my boy from MADERA CALIFORNIA put hands on him .....ktfo!!!!!

Rocksoldier I completely agree

Wasn't too long ago they were looking fir anybody to fight Cole Konrad it was part of the reason he retired.

The hw division in bellator is one of if not the most improved along with lw.

With the way it seems every other org is easily raped for talent in NA bellator should be able to snatchup some heavies along with future revenues from the ppv model being debuted I see a bright bright future for bellator.

Rocksoldier84 wrote:

wekka wrote:The talent level is so low in Bellator's HW division. It's going to suffer the same thing that the UFC is going through. Minakov, Volkov, Ivanov, Martinez, and a bunch of other guys.

Actually, the division has gotten better. Along with those guys you also got Kongo and Spartan as well while Raphael Butler, Maurice Jackson, Josh Appelt, and Augusto Sakai look like guys that have potential.

I forgot all about Butler. The potential is definitely there but there's such a steep drop-off between their prospects and the top of the division. Guys like Holata, Prindle, and Hale have no real business being in tournaments and should be used to build those guys up. There shouldn't be any harm in Bellator signing more guys like Anthony Hamiltons, Walt Harris', Richard Odoms', and James Thompson's. They need to fill out the division more, which I guess is what my real issue with the Bellator heavyweight's are.

That rear naked choke was SLICK AS FUCK.

wekka wrote:That rear naked choke was SLICK AS FUCK.

Explosive stuff! Was a very impressive choke!

When a Brazilian walks out to sandstorm, you know not to blink during the fight!

Raphael butler, vinicius queiroz and even mark godbeer should have been in the gp IMO!

Queiroz beat lavar in his last fight

Butler is their best prospect I think

Godbeer not looked bad vs Kongo!



Graham has no gas tank, mo is 43 nothing to gain from him, hola tea is not good and hale is a lhw!

MAIN CARD (Spike TV)

Champ Eduardo Dantas def. Anthony Leone via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:04 – to retain bantamweight title
Lavar Johnson def. Ryan Martinez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:22 – Season 10 heavyweight tournament opening round
Siala Siliga vs. Peter Graham via submission (head-arm choke) – Round 3, 2:31 – Season 10 heavyweight tournament opening round
Alexander Volkov def. Mark Holata via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:21 – Season 10 heavyweight tournament opening round
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com)

Stephen Banaszak def. Treston Thomison via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:56
Blagoi Ivanov def. Rich Hale via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – Season 10 heavyweight tournament opening round
Cortez Coleman def. Daniel Miller via submission (punches) – Round 2, 4:49
Javy Ayala def. Eric Prindle via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 3, 2:05
Abdul Razak Alhassan def. Matt Jones via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:23
Brent Primus def. Chris Jones via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:45
Chris Gutierrez def. Justin McNally via TKO (knee and punches) – Round 1, 2:50

MR.WILLIE wrote:Raphael butler, vinicius queiroz and even mark godbeer should have been in the  gp IMO!

Queiroz beat lavar in his last fight

Butler is their best prospect I think

Godbeer not looked bad vs Kongo!



Graham has no gas tank, mo is 43 nothing to gain from him, hola tea is not good and hale is a lhw!

Queiroz is still out with a knee injury, Bjorn said he wanted to build Butler, and I have no idea what's going on with Godbeer.

But I agree, they do need gatekeepers.

I do think Josh Appelt should've been put in.

I didnt watch Bellator last night

cant be bothered with the bullshit judging that happens week in week out. where fighters are robbed of their spot in the tournament against a complete tomato can who will probably lose in the next round.

nunes got robbed

stu3ufc wrote:I didnt watch Bellator last night

cant be bothered with the bullshit judging that happens week in week out. where fighters are robbed of their spot in the tournament against a complete tomato can who will probably lose in the next round.

nunes got robbed

lol Nunes losing has nothing to do with Bellator, it's the state of Connecticut's fault for having inept judges at Bellator 110. The event last night was good though.

^^^exactly

Of the orgs using cage and unified rules bellator has a better percentage of good judging...

That being said its mma judging which is and always has been a thorn in mmas side.

Last night no BS great fights.

Nunes shoulda just finished the Guy

Nunes played it safe and payed.