Vadim Nemkov ended Ryan Bader’s light heavyweight reign in brutal fashion at Bellator 244. In the second round of their main event, the Russian knocked out ‘Darth’ three times and landed several clean shots on the ground until the referee waved it off. On Twitter, pro fighters were not too happy with the stoppage.
Sadly I saw that coming...Bader is still a beast but that kid was hungry.
— Gerald Harris (@GHurricane) August 22, 2020
That ref did the “title fight” response to a knockdown.