Bellator 180/NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva [24-06] Results

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Fight Card
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva Card (PPV): 10pm ET/7pm PT
Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione
Douglas Lima vs. Lorenz Larkin
Michael Chandler vs. Brent Primus
Aaron Pico vs. Zach Freeman

Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Card (SPIKE): 8pm ET/5pm PT
Phil Davis vs. Ryan Bader
James Gallaghervs. Chinzo Machida
Neiman Gracie vs. Dave Marfone
Keri Taylor-Melendez vs. Sadee Monseratte Williams

Bellator 180: Preliminary Card (Bellator.com): 6pm ET/ 3pm PT
Heather Hardy vs. Alice Yauger
Ryan Couture vs. Haim Gozali
Jerome Mickle vs. Anthony Giacchina
John Salgado vs. Hugh McKenna
Matt Rizzo vs. Sergio da Silva
Nate Grebb vs. Bradley Desir

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BELLATOR 180 QUICK RESULTS
Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva -- Sonnen UD.
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione -- Mitrione KO 1:14 R1.
Douglas Lima vs. Lorenz Larkin -- Lima UD 50-45, 48-47 X2.
Michael Chandler vs. Brent Primus -- Primus via TKO (doctor) 2:27 R1.
Aaron Pico vs. Zach Freeman -- Freeman via sub (d’arce) 0:24 R1.
Phil Davis vs. Ryan Bader -- Bader via SD 49-46, 47-48, 49-46.
James Gallagher vs. Chinzo Machida -- Gallagher via sub (RNC) 2:22 R1.
Neiman Gracie vs. Dave Marfone -- Gracie via sub (RNC) 2:27 R2.
Heather Hardy vs. Alice Yauger -- Hardy TKO 4:47 R3.
Ryan Couture vs. Haim Gozali -- Couture UD (30-26, 30-27 X2).
Jerome Mickle vs. Anthony Giacchina -- Giacchina via sub (RNC) 3:40 R3.
John Salgado vs. Hugh McKenna -- McKenna via sub (kimura) 4:06 R1.
Matt Rizzo vs. Sergio da Silva -- Rizzo via sub (arm triangle) 3:48 R3.
Nate Grebb vs. Bradley Desir -- Desir via knockout 2:54 R1.

www.mmamania.com/2017/6/24/15731708/bellator-180-results-sonnen-vs-silva-streaming-play-by-play-updates-tonight-ppv-nyc-mma

This event was horrible and an absolute circus, namely the PPV portion. Not only didn't any of the fights deliver, none of them had any place being on a PPV to begin with. Pair that with the absolutely terrible pacing of the event (they actually had a filler fight between the two main events -- Neiman Gracie vs. Dave Marfone) and you've got a recipe for failure.

Some notes:
- This is the final nail in the coffin as far as Fedor's comeback goes. In hindsight he should have just stayed retired.
- Schaub, who was commentating between fights seemed happy that this marks the end of the Pride era. He seems butthurt about his own career as a fighter having been a forgettable one.
- I love that Aaron Pico vs. Zach Freeman blew up in Bellator's face. It seemed such an obvious setup to have Freeman on the receiving end of a highlight reel finish for the hot new debutant, but Freeman made quick work of Pico in which was probably the only fight and result on the card that I liked alongside James Gallagher vs. Chinzo Machida.