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Fedor Emelianenko suffers first-round loss to Ryan Bader in retirement fight in Bellator 290 main event
mmafighting.com...Fedor Emelianenko called his shot for the final fight of his legendary career but there was no storybook ending after he fell to Ryan Bader in the... ...His night ended after Bader connected with a single shot behind the ear that sent Emelianenko crashing to the canvas.... ...It's such a buildup when you're fighting Fedor and standing across the cage from him.... ...Bader also became the only fighter in history to hold two wins over Emelianenko in his illustrious career. "It was bittersweet," Bader said....
UFC Vegas 68 video: Rinya Nakamura demolishes Toshiomi Kazama in 33 seconds with brutal knockout
mmafighting.com...Nakamura, 27, pulled off an early candidate for Knockout of the Year with a devastating 33-second finish of Toshiomi Kazama to win the Road to UFC... ...Rinya Nakamura made one heck of an impression in his official UFC debut.... ...The son of MMA pioneer Kozo Nakamura, Nakamura (7-0) won both of his bouts in the Road to UFC tournament with first-round stoppages, submitting Gugun... ...Gusman and then knocking out Shohei Nose....
UFC Vegas 68 video: Tatsuro Taira taps Jesus Santos Aguilar with triangle-armbar in first
mmafighting.com...Tatsuro Taira picked up his second submission win in as many UFC appearances by forcing Jesus Santos Aguilar to tap at UFC Vegas 68.... ...Aguilar tried to put Taira on his list of submission victims with an early guillotine attempt.... ...That put Taira on top for a quick advance to mount, where he secured the triangle and then rolled to cinch the hold....
Bellator 290 video: Lorenz Larkin destroys Mukhamed Berkhamov with Knockout of the Year-worthy elbow
mmafighting.com...Lorenz Larkin made sure there was nothing illegal about his elbow this time.... ...In a rematch of a Bellator 283 bout that ended in a no contest when Larkin landed an illegal strike to the back of the head of Mukhamed Berkhamov... ...Once he found his opening, Larkin fired off a dagger to the side of Berkhamov's head that immediately rendered him limp.... ...Excluding the previous no contest, that's seven straight wins now for Larkin, who possibly earned himself a title shot with his impressive performance...
Bellator 290 video: Brennan Ward blasts Sabah Homasi with brutal head kick leading to second-round knockout
mmafighting.com...After nearly being clobbered in the opening round, Ward came back with a ferocious head kick that floored opponent Sabah Homasi in the second frame... ...Brennan Ward continued his career resurgence with a highlight reel finish for the first ever Bellator fight on CBS.... ...In a fight that was billed as an all-action slugfest before it even started, Homasi and Ward were throwing bombs from the first exchange.... ...From there, Ward jumped to the ground and started unleashing punches in succession until it was clear that Homasi was done....
Bellator 290 salaries: Fedor Emelianenko earns $100,000 purse for retirement fight
mmafighting.com...Fedor Emelianenko cashed one last six-figure payday in his final MMA fight.... ...Both Bader and Emelianenko were on flat fees with no win bonuses regardless of the fight's result.... ...Fedor Emelianenko ($100,000). Johnny Eblen ($150,000 + no win bonus = $150,000) def. Anatoly Tokov ($75,000).... ...decorated heavyeights in MMA history....
UFC Vegas 68 loses Mandy Bohm vs. Ji Yeon Kim just hours before the event
mmafighting.com...As a result her matchup against Ji Yeon Kim has been pulled from the card, which takes place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.... ...Bohm is currently 0-2 in her UFC campaign with back-to-back losses to Victoria Leonardo and Ariane Lipski.... ...Meanwhile, Kim was seeking her first win after a four-fight losing streak dating back to 2020 after falling to Alexa Grasso, Molly McCann, Priscila... ...Cachoeira and Joselyne Edwards in consecutive bouts....
Bellator 290's Steve Mowry promises "most violent" performance vs. Ali Isaev
mmafighting.com...Mowry takes on former PFL heavyweight tournament winner Ali Isaev on Saturday at Bellator 290 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif.... ...Steve Mowry | Bellator MMA / Lucas Noonan.... ..."I heard Bellator's making a big push for him, and as I've said about Ali Isaev, I thought, "Maybe I"ll have to fight him some day."... ...Mowry and Isaev have trained together in the past, having some very tough rounds while sparring at Kill Cliff FC....
Bellator 290 Results: Bader vs. Fedor 2
mmafighting.com...Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen will put his title on the line against Anatoly Tokov in the co-main event.... ...Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko will clash in the Bellator 290 main event Saturday night. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting.... ...Check out Bellator 290 results below. Main Card (CBS and Paramount+ at 9 p.m. Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko. Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov.... ...Preliminary Card (MMA Fighting at 6 p.m. Neiman Gracie vs. Dante Schiro. Lorenz Larkin vs. Mukhamed Berkhamov...
Bellator 290 video: Chris Gonzalez knocks out Max Rohskopf after nasty flurry
mmafighting.com...Chris Gonzalez put Max Rohskopf down the hard way.... ...The bantamweight scored the first finish of the night at Bellator 290 on Saturday, rocking Rohskopf with a right hand that banged off the top of... ...With the win, Gonzalez improves to 7-2 inside the Bellator cage, while Rohskopf is now 2-2 since his one-shot stint with the UFC back in June 2020... ...After hurting Rohskopf on the feet, Gonzalez landed several unanswered blows on a prone Rohskopf to score the stoppage at the 2:11 mark of Round...