MMA world surprised at his massive upset of Pat Downey – but not Christian Echols

Dec 11 2022 by MMAjunkie

 

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Christian Echols knew the odds against him at Bellator 289. He heard all about them.

Echols was a huge underdog against highly touted wrestling standout Pat Downey on Friday in Uncasville, Conn. Downey was a 15-1 favorite in the middleweight fight. A 36-second submission win in his pro debut earlier this year had a lot to do with that for Downey.

And at the start of his fight with Echols, it looked like things might play out in the same kind of way. Downey put Echols on...

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