Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko may be one of the greatest fighters of all time, but oddsmakers don’t like his chances to become Bellator’s title holder. Bovada.lv has installed current Bellator light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader as a -450 favorite, indicating approximately an 82 percent probability of victory in his upcoming Bellator heavyweight grand prix final with “The Last Emperor.” Meanwhile, Emelianenko comes back as a +325 underdog. The odds mean that a winning bet of $100 on Bader would return the gambler $122.20, while the same $100 on Emelianenko would net $425. Emelianenko (38-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) and Bader (26-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) recently punched their tickets to the grand prix final on consecutive nights, with Bader downing Matt Mitrione in a semifinal matchup at Bellator 207 and Emelianenko stopping Chael Sonnen the following night at Bellator 208.
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