LOS ANGELES – All the pre-fight activities are in the books for Bellator 290 , the first Bellator event of 2023, following Friday’s official and ceremonial weigh-ins. A rematch between heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (30-7 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) and Fedor Emelianenko (40-6 MMA, 4-2 BMMA), who meet for Bader’s title in what also is Emelianenko’s retirement bout, serves as the event headliner. In the co-main event, middleweight champ Johnny Eblen (12-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) puts his title on the line for the first time against challenger Anatoly Tokov (31-3 MMA, 7-0 BMMA). At the ceremonial weigh-ins Friday, the fighters came face to face for final staredowns.
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