Ryan Bader is a favorite in the Bellator Grand Prix final against Fedor Emelianenko. Kamil Gadzhiev, the head of Fight Nights, shared this opinion in his last interview. The fight will take place on January 27 at The Coliseum in Los Angeles.
Russian MMA heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko commented on the jump of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov after his victory over Conor McGregor. At UFC 229, Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor with a chokehold, and then jumped out of octagon, engaging in a fight with Conor's sparring partner. This act led to a scuffle in which members of the teams of both fighters took part.
Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko considers retirement in the near future due to his age and multiple injuries sustained during his remarkable career. He stated this during his media training session before the fight against Ryan Bader of US.
Fedor Emelianenko will try to use the weaknesses of his rival in the final Bellator Grand Prix match. The president of MMA Union of Russia Radmir Gabdullin told this in his last interview. In the final bout Emelianenko will face Bader in Los Angeles on January 27.
Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko spoke about his legacy at MMA and about his coach Peter Tiejsse.
Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko of Russia spoke about the final match of Bellator Grand Prix with Ryan Bader, which will be held on January 26.
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.
At Bellator 213 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Brazilian mixed martial arts veteran Lyoto Machida defeated former champion of the organization, his compatriot Rafael Carvalho, in an extremely dull bout.
In the main event of Bellator 212 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Michael Chandler scored a decisive victory over Brent Primus and again seized the lightweight title.
MMA veteran Sergey Kharitonov of Russia will fight the American Matt Mitrione on February 15 at the Bellator tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut. 38-year-old fighter reported this on his Instagram.
