LOS ANGELES – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official Bellator 290 fighter weigh-ins.
The weigh-ins took place at the Bellator host hotel. The nearby Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on CBS following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in were heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (30-7 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) and Fedor Emelianenko (40-6 MMA, 4-2 BMMA), who meet in a main event rematch for Bader’s title in what also is Emelianenko’s retirement bout.
