Emanuel Newton doesn’t seem to have a sense of urgency in his voice, but his calm demeanor is a deceiving one.
The former Bellator light heavyweight champion has his sights on eventually reclaiming his lost title, but his entire life hasn’t been engulfed in that quest. Rather, his attitude is laid back, almost nonchalant, and that might be the most scary part about him.
Newton is among four combatants who will compete Saturday in Bellator’s same-day tournament to decide the promotion’s No. 1 challenger to current champion Liam McGeary, who is headlining the event against former UFC king Tito Ortiz.