Vadim Nemkov swept to power in a little more than eight minutes.
The Fedor Emelianenko protégé laid claim to the undisputed Bellator MMA light heavyweight championship when he cut down Ryan Bader with a head kick and follow-up punches in the second round of their Bellator 244 headliner on Aug. 21, 2020 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Nemkov dropped the proverbial hammer 3:02 into Round 2.
Bader looked out of his depth for one of the few times in his career.