HONOLULU – Yancy Medeiros scored his first finish in more than four years at Bellator 295.
Medeiros (16-8 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) submitted Charlie Leary (17-14-1 MMA, 3-5 BMMA) at the 4:39 mark of Round 1 in front of his home fans at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The finish marked Medeiros’ first since stopping Alex Oliveira by third-round TKO in one of the best fights of 2017 at UFC 218.
“First off, that guy Charlie just came back from the dead after he dropped,” Medeiros told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “He’s tough man. That guy’s really tough. When I dropped him the first time, that was the thing. Brah, I never feel this feeling for so long.