5 Lessons Learned From Bellator 123

Bellator's season opener went down tonight, and Bellator 123 offered up the best Bellator reasonably had to offer for the start of their year. There were some key bouts on the card, not the least of which was Put Curran putting his featherweight title on the line against Patricio Pitbull. On top of that there was the Bellator debut of former Strikeforce fighter, and current TNA champion Bobby Lashley - best known from his days in the WWE, where he once helped shave Vince McMahon bald. How Lashley fares in his first few Bellator fights will likely dictate the course his career goes - a solid run in MMA, or back to the world of professional wrestling. Outside of that fight, there was a heavyweight showdown between Cheick Kongo and fellow former UFC fighter Lavar "Big" Johnson, and the return of Muhammed Lawal, otherwise known as King Mo, taking on Dustin Jacoby. There was plenty of action on the Bellator preliminary card as well, but it's the main card that we'll be focusing on as we take a look at some lessons learned from Bellator's season opener. Bellator 123 Main Card Results: FW Patricio Freire defeated Pat Curran via unanimouis decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) LHW Muhammed Lawal defeated Dustin Jacoby via TKO (punches) (Round 2 - 1:13) MW Tamdan McCrory defeated Brennan Ward via KO (punches) (Round 1 - 0:21) HW Bobby Lashley defeated Josh Burns via Submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 2 - 3:54) HW Cheick Kongo defeated Lavar Johnson via Submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 1 - 3:27) Now lets take a look at five lessons from Bellator 123!