LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, California. on Jan. 26 has been completed with a five-fight main card and 11 preliminary contests.
The main event of the card will feature the Finals of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix, where the greatest heavyweight of all-timeFedor Emelianenko (38-5, 1 NC) faces current light heavyweight champRyan Bader (26-5) for the Bellator world heavyweight title. The co-main event will feature the highly touted prospectAaron Pico (4-1) against the always-toughHenry Corrales (16-3) ntawm featherweight.
Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, professional wrestling superstarJake Hagerbegins his MMA career againstJ.W. Kiser (1-1) ntawm Heavyweight, Juan Archuleta (21-1) squares tawm nrogRicky Bandejas (11-1) in a battle of surging bantamweights andAdel Altamimi(7-5), a coach with Jay Glazer’s Merging Vets and Players program, will make his Bellator debut againstBrandon McMahan (5-6) in the main card opener. The prelims forBellator 214: Fedor vs. Baderwill feature the anticipated MMA debut of jiu-jitsu aceA.J. Agazarm (0-0) tiv thaivJesse Roberts(0-0), as well as the Bellator debut of 2016 Greco-Roman Word team memberChris Gonzalez(1-0) kev noj nyobHenry Mendez(0-1) and Lyoto Machida-training partner, Weber Almeida (1-0), txojkevOdan Chinchilla(1-0) ntawm bantamweight.
Daim pib rauBellator 214: Fedor vs. Baderare on sale now and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT and will be simulcast live on DAZN. Preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
CompleteBellator: Fedor vs. BaderFight Card:
Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finals Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko(38-5, 1 NC) vs.Ryan Bader(26-5)