Bellator MMA MMA returns to CBS on Saturday night when Bellator 290 becomes the first card to air on the network since 2010. The event will be held at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event, Ryan Bader will defend the Bellator heavyweight championship against Fedor Emelianenko. The fight will be the final one in the legendary career of Emelianenko, who is one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. The pair met previously, with Bader taking just 35 seconds to score the TKO victory, winning the then-vacant championship and the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix in 2019. Bader has since successfully defended his title twice. There’s another championship fight on the card as undefeated Johnny Eblen defends his middleweight title against Anatoly Tokov. The fight is Eblen’s first defense since winning the belt with a dominant performance against Gegard Mousasi in June 2022. Tokov has won seven straight since debuting in Bellator, five of those wins coming by stoppage. Can’t get enough boxing and MMA? Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the… Read full this story
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