INGLEWOOD, Calif. – There’s a lot going on with Bellator these days. The promotion is coming off one of the biggest events in its history, Bellator 290, which hosted two title fights and several other ...

An MMA great will make his last stand on Saturday, February 4. Fedor Emelianenko challenges Ryan Bader for the Bellator heavyweight title at Bellator 290. Bellator 290 takes place inside the Kia Forum ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif – Ryan Bader said all week that he didn’t mind being “the bad guy” against Fedor Emelianenko in his retirement fight. A man of his word, he ran through “The Last Emperor.” Bader ...

The legendary career of Fedor Emelianenko has come to an end at Bellator 290. The final fight of Fedor Emelianenko was not what he wanted — let alone what most fight fans wanted — as he was dominated ...

Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko will square off in the main event of Bellator 290, as the heavyweight icon Emelianenko says goodbye to the world of MMA after this fight. Bader, the defending champion ...

It’s the last hurrah for “The Last Emperor”— a final fight for arguably the greatest heavyweight in MMA history. The legendary Fedor Emelianenko — a fighter who helped take the sport from sideshow ...

Fighter retirements frequently come with a grain of salt. Countless boxers and mixed martial artists hang up the gloves, only to be lured back. Fedor Emelianenko knows that as well as anyone. The ...

Heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko finally has an opponent for his previously announced return to fight on home soil in Russia. The 44-year-old Emelianenko will face veteran American slugger Tim ...

FILE - Mixed martial arts fighter Ryan Bader poses with his championship belts at a Bellator news conference on, March 9, 2020, in New York. The Bellator mixed martial arts promotion will make its ...

Bellator 269 results, highlights: Fedor Emelianenko scores brutal first-round knockout of Tim Johnson 'The Last Emperor' returned home to Russia with a brilliant performance against a highly ranked ...

The Last Emperor is coming back, and he’s doing so on Russian home soil with an American promotion for the first time. Bellator announced Friday that all-time great heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will ...