INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Most MMA retirements can be taken with a grain of salt, but it seems like the one that happened Saturday is likely to stick.
All-time heavyweight MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko (40-7 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) set down his gloves inside the cage at Bellator 290 following a first-round TKO loss to champion Ryan Bader (31-7 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) in their main event rematch.
Things went better for the legendary Russian than they did the first time the two fought in 2019, when Bader knocked out “The Last Emeperor” in 35 seconds to win the then-vacant title. This time, Bader needed a little longer, but still just half a round at Kia Forum near Los Angeles.
