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~~[MERIT]~~ · 12-03-2018, 11:02 PM

Former WWE superstar Jake Hager [also known as "Jack Swagger"] will be making his professional MMA debut at Bellator 214
against fellow heavyweight J.W. Kiser [0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA]. This will be the Bellator MMA debut for both fighters.

It looks like Hager is being set up for an easy debut win. His opponent, 41-year-old Kiser, only has 1 professional MMA fight under
his belt, a 24-second TKO loss. Kiser went 1-3 as an amateur, with his only win coming against an opponent with zero experience. He
has never made it past the 2-minute mark in a fight.

36-year-old Hager was a defensive tackle and NCAA All-American amateur wrestler at the University of Oklahoma, where he holds the
record for the most pins in a single season in the 285-pound weight class.

Hager has been training MMA in Cincinnati, Ohio under retired UFC Ultimate Fighter 1 alum and former Bellator MMA fighter Josh
Rafferty [9-8 MMA] and the Meat Truck Inc. fight team.

Bellator 214 takes place January 26th, 2019 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. It features the long-awaited final fight of the Bellator
MMA Heavyweight Grand Prix, with former NCAA All-American amateur wrestler, UFC Ultimate Fighter 8 winner and Bellator MMA Light
Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader [26-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA] facing off against multi-time Combat Sambo World Champion, former RINGS
Openweight Title and Absolute Class World Champion, 3-time WAMMA Heavyweight Champion, 4-time PRIDE FC Heavyweight
Champion and GOAT contender Fedor Emelianenko [38-5-0-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA] for the vacant Bellator MMA Heavyweight Championship.

The card also features a Bellator MMA Middleweight Championship bout between the 2-time champion, former Cage Warriors Middleweight
Champion, former DREAM Middleweight and 2-time Light Heavyweight Champion and Middleweight Grand Prix winner and former Strikeforce
Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi [45-6-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA] and 2-time LFC Middleweight Champion and undefeated Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu magnate Rafael Lovato, Jr. [9-0 MMA, 5-0 Bellator].

And the best part? It's not even on PPV! You can watch it live on the Paramount Network!

12-03-2018, 11:02 PM	#186 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	Bellator 214 Former WWE superstar Jake Hager [also known as "Jack Swagger"] will be making his professional MMA debut at Bellator 214 against fellow heavyweight J.W. Kiser [0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA]. This will be the Bellator MMA debut for both fighters. It looks like Hager is being set up for an easy debut win. His opponent, 41-year-old Kiser, only has 1 professional MMA fight under his belt, a 24-second TKO loss. Kiser went 1-3 as an amateur, with his only win coming against an opponent with zero experience. He has never made it past the 2-minute mark in a fight. 36-year-old Hager was a defensive tackle and NCAA All-American amateur wrestler at the University of Oklahoma, where he holds the record for the most pins in a single season in the 285-pound weight class. Hager has been training MMA in Cincinnati, Ohio under retired UFC Ultimate Fighter 1 alum and former Bellator MMA fighter Josh *Rafferty* [9-8 MMA] and the Meat Truck Inc. fight team. Bellator 214 takes place January 26th, 2019 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. It features the long-awaited final fight of the Bellator MMA Heavyweight Grand Prix, with former NCAA All-American amateur wrestler, UFC Ultimate Fighter 8 winner and Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader [26-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA] facing off against multi-time Combat Sambo World Champion, former RINGS Openweight Title and Absolute Class World Champion, 3-time WAMMA Heavyweight Champion, 4-time PRIDE FC Heavyweight Champion and GOAT contender Fedor Emelianenko [38-5-0-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA] for the vacant Bellator MMA Heavyweight Championship. The card also features a Bellator MMA Middleweight Championship bout between the 2-time champion, former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion, former DREAM Middleweight and 2-time Light Heavyweight Champion and Middleweight Grand Prix winner and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi [45-6-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA] and 2-time LFC Middleweight Champion and undefeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu magnate Rafael Lovato, Jr. [9-0 MMA, 5-0 Bellator]. And the best part? It's not even on PPV! You can watch it live on the Paramount Network!