On January 27, the Bellator 214 mixed martial arts tournament will take place in California. His main fight will be the final match of the Bellator Grand Prix, in which Fedor Emelianenko will meet Ryan Bader. Shortly before this meeting, the Russian decided to share his opinion on the opponent, who called Bader the strongest fighter in the tournament.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov posted a joint photo with his friends: “If one of us go to the war, we all go to the war... but it’s a different story. Deeds will always be above words,” Khabib signed a photo, published in his Instagram.
MMA fighter Andrei Arlovski of Belarus may take part in the next UFC tournament, which will be held in St. Petersburg. This was said by Anton Glazyrin the manager of team Arlovski.
MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia hopes that clarity regarding his next fight will come in February. About this UFC lightweight champion wrote on his page on Instagram: "For my future, there is still silence, in February much will be clear," wrote the 30-year-old Russian.
MMA heavyweight Alexander Emelianenko of Russia married his second wife Polina Seledtsova. They got married in 2015, when the fighter was in prison. The ceremony took place in Greece. Note that last summer the couple divorced. Emelianenko got 28 wins with 7 losses and one draw.
The Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa offered the Irishman Conor McGregor, the former UFC champion, his own conditions for the fight. Nasukawa wrote about this on his Twitter page. Earlier, McGregor announced his interest in having an exhibition fight with Nasukawa in Japan under the rules of MMA.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov demanded sneakers from his fan, which he promised to present if Khabib beats Conor McGregor.
Bellator fighter Mohammed "King Mo" Lawal said that he would not mind a fight in one of the Russian MMA organizations: “At the moment I'm still on a contract with Bellator and it’s pretty happy to be with them.”
UFC bantamweight Polyana Viana was waiting for a taxi in one of the districts of Rio de Janeiro. At that moment a stranger approached her and asked: "What time is it?" After seeing the time on the phone display, Viana was going to put the communication device in her pocket when a stranger, stating that he was armed, demanded Polyana to give him the phone without resistance.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov gave advice to his compatriot, former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko. At the moment, Emelianenko is in Holland, where he is training for the Bellator heavyweights Grand Prix finals.