Here’s the good news: There was no controversy this time between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo. The bad news? Their Bellator 280 headliner was anything but spectacular.
Not that it should matter to Bader, though, as the heavyweight champion repeatedly took down Kongo to grind out a unanimous decision win Friday at Accor Arena in Paris. Bader retained his title with a clean sweep of 50-45 scores from the judges.
The formula was simple for Bader: wrestling, wrestling, wrestling, and more wrestling.
