Primus Tops Night of First-Round Finishes

It didn’t take former Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus long to get back into the win column, as he scored a quick submission victory over Tim Wilde in the main event of Bellator Birmingham.

The #BellatorBirmingham main event bout between @BrentPrimus155 and @TimWildeMMA got 🔓up quick.
Watch it NOW! pic.twitter.com/G7464lGNvk

— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) May 4, 2019

After some feeling out for the first 45 seconds, including a couple of leg kicks from Primus, Wilder dropped the former champ with a right hand and jumped in, trying to get into top game. Primus, however, caught Wilde in his guard and managed to sink in a gogoplata, forcing the tap.

You can watch the entire fight in the video above.

The rest of the Bellator Birmingham main card also featured first-round finishes, with three big knockouts, including a potential Knockout of the Year candidate from Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Champion Raymond Daniels, who made a successful return to MMA after losing a bout in Strikeforce almost a decade ago.

You can watch Fabian Edwards vs. Falco Neto and Raymond Daniels vs. Wilker Barros in full in the videos below:

👊💥@FabianEdwards24 and Falco Neto did NOT disappoint tonight!
Watch their FULL first round NOW!#BellatorBirmingham pic.twitter.com/XQMuVkoCa0

— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) May 4, 2019

Woah! @RD_GOAT is called “The Human Highlight Reel” for good reason.
Check out this FULL first round to kick off 🦵our main card here at #BellatorBirmingham. pic.twitter.com/bifjSYMPGv

— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) May 4, 2019

Bellator Birmingham Results:
Lightweight: Brent Primus def. Tim Wilde via submission (gogoplata) (Rd. 1, 1:20)
Middleweight: Fabian Edwards def. Falco Neto via KO (Rd. 1, 3:51)
Lightweight: Pedro Carvalho def. Derek Campos via KO (Rd. 1, 2:03)
Welterweight: Raymond Daniels def. Wilker Barros via KO (Rd. 1, 4:36)