While Daley’s win was a thrill for the fans, however, it was not such a thrill for the man himself, as he considers Ward a friend. Daley explained his relationship with Ward \u2013 as well as Ward’s friends and family \u2013 during the event’s post-fight presser. His words (via MMAJunkie.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u201cMe and Brennan, we were hanging out a lot prior to this fight at all of the other events. His last victory, over Saad Awad [at Bellator 163], I sat ringside with girlfriend and his family and coaches, and I was celebrating with them. So it was a difficult situation for me at first to fight him.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Daley, of course, did more than just fight his friend. He knocked him out with such severity that he had to be shuttled from the cage in a stretcher. When Daley saw this \u2013 and Ward’s girlfriend crying \u2013 he said things got even harder for him.<\/p>\n \u201cTo get a victory, it was kind of mixed emotions,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe first two minutes was running around like a headless chicken and going crazy. And then I look across, and I see his girlfriend, and she\u2019s crying. It was hard. I just hope he\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n With this win, Daley rebounded from a decision loss to Douglas Lima, who now wears Bellator welterweight gold. The British striker is now 39-14-2 overall.<\/p>\n What did you think of Paul Daley’s wild knockout of Brennan Ward? Sound off in the comments section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 1\/22\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n![\"Paul](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-8.47.47-AM.png\")
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