Fedor Emelianenko will make the walk to the cage for the final time this weekend as he looks to avenge a loss to Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader.
The two met back in January 2019 and Bader walked away victorious with a first-round TKO.
Emelianenko is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and predominantly made a name for himself in Pride between 2002 and 2006 defeating the likes of Mark Coleman, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt, and Mirko ‘Crocop’, among others.
Bader comes into the fight with back-to-back wins against Valentin Moldavsky and Cheick Kongo.
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What time will Bellator 290 take place in Australia?
KIA Forum in Inglewood, California will host the event, with the main card starting at 1pm AEDT on Sunday, 5 February 2023.
Full Fight Card:
Main Card:
- Ryan Bader (c) vs. Fedor Emelianenko – Bellator heavyweight title
- Johnny Eblen (c) vs. Anatoly Tokov – Bellator middleweight title
- Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward
- Neiman Gracie vs. Dante Schiro
Preliminary Card:
- Lorenz Larkin vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov
- Henry Corrales vs. Akhmed Magomedov
- Steve Mowry vs. Ali Isaev
- Chris Gonzalez vs. Max Rohskopf
- Grant Neal vs. Karl Albrektsson
- Diana Avsaragova vs. Alejandra Lara
- Darrion Caldwell vs. Nikita Mikhailov
- Jaylon Bates vs. Jornel Lugo
- Isaiah Hokit vs. Peter Ishiguro
- Ethan Hughes vs. Yusuf Karakaya
Times are Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time
Last Updated: 3 February 2023