Bloody Elbow · Aug 7, 2020
Corey Anderson negotiates release from UFC, signs with Bellator
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC By the end of 2019 it seemed like Corey Anderson was in spitting distance of a UFC title shot. ‘Overtime’ (née ‘Beastin’ 25/8’) had won four fights in a row in the notoriously shallow light heavyweight division. A feat great enough to get Thiago Santos a title shot. Anthony Johnson, Anthony Smith, and Volkan Oezdemir all only needed three wins for theres.
Instead, Anderson ended up fighting fellow contender, and former KSW champ, Jan Blachowicz. Blachowicz ended the fight with a clean right hand just three minutes and eight seconds into the first round, ending Anderson’s winning streak—and apparently his aspirations for UFC gold as well.