Bellator told who Emelianenko could meet in a farewell fight

Fedor Emelianenko

Bellator management does not rule out that the legendary Russian Fedor Emelianenko in his last performance, he will have a rematch against the heavyweight champion of the promotion Ryan Bader.

“Yes, there is such an option with a rematch. But we have a Bader-Congo battle on the horizon. So let's see what happens, ”quotes TASS Bellator representative.

On January 30 at Bellator 273, Bader defeated Valentin Moldavsky via unanimous decision to retain the heavyweight title. After the fight, Emelianenko asked Bellator to meet with the American, but the management made their choice in favor of Cheick Kongo.

Recall that in January 2019, Bader knocked out Emelianenko in the first round.