Highlights: Vicious Armbar Kicks Off Bellator 214

ByMike Straus Jan 26, 2019Oct 16, 2020

The main card of Bellator 214 got off to a quick start as Adel Altamimi submitted Brandon McMahan in the very first round.

Altamimi’s story has been well documented, and now the world can see the hype is justified. The 29-year-old Iraq soldier only needed 1:16 to snag his very first Bellator win.

Watch Adel Altamimi’s quick submission victory below. (courtesy of Bellator MMA)

?@Kyokushininja locked in that arm quick! ?#Bellator214 pic.twitter.com/dA2JZKpln0
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) January 27, 2019

This is the sixth win in the last seven fights for Altamimi. That impressive run dates back to 2016. Strangely enough, the only loss for “Kyokushin” in that time frame was to Juan Archuleta who also got his hand raised on the main card just after Altamimi.

Mike Straus

Mike Straus @AKAstraus21 is a credentialed MMA journalist and a member of the MMAJA. He has been a fan of the sport since its inception and has been covering the sport professionally for three years. In the past, he has produced content for Fansided's Cagepages, mma-media.com, and Combatpress.com. He currently contributes for MyMMANews.com, he is a staff writer for Cagesidepress.com, and LowKickMMA.com. He most recently began writing for BJPenn.com.