Neiman Gracie submits Jon Fitch at Bellator 246

Neiman Gracie’s relentless pursuit of a submission finish inevitably proved productive, as he completed Jon Fitch in the co-major event of Bellator 246 to declare a notable scalp in the promotion’s expertise-wealthy welterweight division.

Faced with seasoned veteran Fitch, Gracie identified it difficult to set absent the longtime contender, who defended admirably to stem the ceaseless tide of submission tries from the Brazilian in Round 1. But, inevitably, Gracie found a crack in Fitch’s defenses and exploited it.

After paying substantially of Spherical 2 having his submission attack effectively nullified by Fitch’s dogged defense, Gracie noticed his possibility and locked up a kneebar that gave Fitch no choice but to faucet at the 4:47 mark.

It gave Gracie his ninth submission finish from 10 profession wins and, a lot more importantly, observed him bounce back again from his 1st vocation defeat, to Rory MacDonald, back at Bellator 222 in June 2019. It also marked the final time we would see Fitch inside the Bellator cage, as the American declared his retirement from the sport soon after 42 profession bouts.

Relive Gracie’s victory at Bellator 246 by way of the online video earlier mentioned.