Bader and Emelianenko will have a rematch on February 4 Bellator 290

Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader
Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader

Bellator Heavyweight Champion Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko will fight on February 4 at Bellator 290 in Inglewood, USA. This fight should be the last in the career of the Russian veteran.

Bader and Emelianenko first met in January 2019 at the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Final. Then the American fighter won by knockout in the first minute of the fight.

Bader, 39, made two successful belt defenses this year, defeating Valentin Moldavsky and Cheick Kongo on points. As for the 46-year-old Emelianenko, he has not competed since last October, when he knocked out Timothy Johnson.