Fedor Emelianenko's dreams of a fairytale finale to his fighting career were dashed in just two and a half minutes by heavyweight champion Ryan Bader at Bellator 290, but "The Last Emperor" ended the cage smiling after an emotional in-cage retirement in Inglewood, California.
The final official weigh-ins of Fedor Emelianenko's MMA career passed off without a hitch as "The Last Emperor's" last registered weight made his title fight rematch with Ryan Bader official ahead of Bellator 290 in California.
Ryan Bader retained his Bellator heavyweight title in Paris as he scored a dominant decision victory over Cheick Kongo at Bellator 280.
Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader is full of confidence heading into his title rematch with Cheick Kongo at Bellator 280.
France's Cheick Kongo is determined to make his third shot at the Bellator heavyweight shot count at Bellator 280 in Paris, France.
The Bellator cage returns to Paris, France this weekend, and they're bringing a world title bout along for the ride, as Ryan Bader puts his heavyweight title on the line against France's own Cheick Kongo.
Heavyweight champion Ryan Bader unified the Bellator heavyweight title at Bellator 273, then revealed that the pre-fight odds only served to light a fire under him heading into his title clash.
The Bellator heavyweight title will be re-unified on Saturday night when reigning champion Ryan Bader takes on interim champ Valentin Moldavsky in a champion-versus-champion bout at Bellator 273.
Bellator 273 will feature a heavyweight title unification fight in its main event, with reigning champ Ryan Bader set to put his title on the line against current interim champion Valentin Moldavsky.