May 19, 2017
Economou defeated Dan Konecke via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:05 of Round 1 at Bellator 179 on Friday in London.
ANALYSIS
It was clear from the start that Konecke did not want to strike with Economou. He immediately went for a takedown. Economou defended well enough to stay on his feet. Konecke went to the takedown again, and the "Crazy Bear" latched on a standing guillotine choke that finished the fight. Economou has been fighting professionally since 2006, and he has beaten some relatively well known fighters like Bob Sapp and former UFC champion Ricco Rodriguez. He has never really gotten a shot in a major league promotion. Considering some of the talent in the Bellator heavyweight division, he should at least get a chance on a main card.