Bellator 266 took place last night and we’ve got all the results below.
In the main event, Phil Davis spoiled Yoel Romero’s promotional debut by besting him in what proved to be a controversial split decision ruling (30-27, 28-29, 30-26).
The controversy was not due to who won, but rather that one judge appeared to be the only person watching who thought that Romero had done enough to win!
Despite the hype surrounding Romero’s first fight in the promotion, and the fact that he was competing at 205lbs, he did very little of note, occasionally throwing heavy leather early in the fight without having success hitting the target, while Davis was the busier of the two as he worked behind the jab and leg kicks.
late in the second round Davis landed a takedown, and that would be the catalyst for him to secure multiple more takedowns in the final round to seal the decision victory, which undoubtedly should have been unanimous.
Check out all the Bellator 266 results below.
Main Card
Phil Davis def. Yoel Romero by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-26)
Neiman Gracie def. Mark Lemminger by TKO (elbows and punches) at 1:27, R1
DeAnna Bennett def. Alejandra Lara by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)
Saul Rogers def. Georgi Karakhanyan by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)
Ben Parrish def. Christian Edwards by KO (punches) at 0:38, R1
Prelims
Alex Polizzi def. Grant Neal by split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
Anthony Adams def. Khalid Murtazaliev by unanimous decision(29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Bobby Seronio III def. Socrates Hernandez by unanimous decision (29–27, 29–26, 29–26)
Abraham Vaesau def. Albert Gonzales by KO (punches) at 2:17, R1
Shane Keefe def. Rhalan Gracie by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Edwin De Los Santos def. Jon Adams by TKO (body kick and punches) at 3:29, R1
Jesse Delgado def. Joshua Dillon by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
