I-LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on uJan. 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) at featherweight.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, professional wrestling superstarIzingadi ze-jakebegins his MMA career againstJ.W. Kiser (1-1) at wesibhakela, Juan Artuleta (21-1) tikwele off withRicky 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. Ama-prelims weBellator 214: Fedor vs. Baderwill feature the anticipated MMA debut of jiu-jitsu aceA.J. Agazarm (0-0) ngokumeleneJesse Roberts(0-0), as well as the Bellator debut of 2016 Greco-Roman Word team memberUChris Gonzalez(1-0) ukuthatha onHenry Mendez(0-1) and Lyoto Machida-training partner, Weber Almeida (1-0), ezibhekeneOdan Chinchilla(1-0) at bantamweight.
Amathikithi forBellator 214: Fedor vs. Baderare on sale now and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com. Umcimbi uzosakazwa bukhoma futhi mahhala kwinethiwekhi yeParamount 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.
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Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finals Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko(38-5, 1 NC) vs.Ryan Bader(26-5)