Corey Anderson will get his first opportunity to fight for a major MMA title after beating Ryan Bader at Bellator 268.
Anderson (16-4 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) emerged victorious from the light heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal with a first-round TKO victory over Bader (28-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in Saturday’s co-headliner at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
With the win, Anderson will face the winner of Vadim Nemkov vs. Julius Anglickas in the tournament final
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Anderson’s victory over Bader at Bellator 268.
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Oh myyyy.
Corey Anderson wins via first-round TKO. What a freaking run so far for Anderson in Bellator. He advances to the finals of the LHW tourney.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 17, 2021
Corey Anderson with a huge knockout of Ryan Bader! Overhand right on the ear. Anderson is now in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix finals, which will be a title fight. Exactly where he wanted to be when he made the move from the UFC last year. #Bellator268
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 17, 2021
Wow! I’m not sure Jan Blachowicz could beat that version @CoreyA_MMA 🔥 @BellatorMMA I would love to see that trilogy
— #Bellator271 @CrisCyborg.Com Returns Nov 12th (@criscyborg) October 17, 2021
