Brent Primus shows his class
Bellator 240, Feb. 22, 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
Former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus may not have championship gold in his possession right now, but he remains an ever-present threat at the top of the promotion’s 155-pound division.
Primus was originally set to face Dublin’s Peter Queally in a battle of lightweight contenders, but after a knee injury forced the Irishman off the card, Scotland’s Chris Bungard was drafted in to offer a tricky substitute test for the American.
Despite the change of assignment and a fight with significantly less upside for him professionally, Primus stayed focused on the job at hand and did exactly what a top contender should do – finish his man in swift, clinical fashion.
Primus needed less than two minutes to fend off an early guillotine attempt from Bungard, then submit the Scot with a neck crank to deliver a statement to the Bellator matchmakers. Primus isn’t going anywhere, and he wants another shot at the gold.
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