The legendary Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko officially ended his professional career, in a farewell fight, suffering an early defeat in the confrontation with the reigning Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader.
The fight, which headlined the Bellator 290 tournament in Inglewood, ended in the middle of the first round after the American dropped the Russian in one of the exchanges, and then unleashed a hail of blows on him, forcing referee Herb Dean to stop the fight.
In a post-match interview, The Last Emperor confirmed that he would no longer enter the cage as a fighter, putting gloves on canvas.
“Yes, I’m done. Thank you all!”, – said Emelianenko.
The Russian fighter also thanked the veterans of mixed martial arts who came to pay tribute to him and see him retire.
46-year-old Fedor Emelianenko ended his professional career with forty victories and seven defeats, and another fight with his participation was declared invalid.
All results of the Bellator 290 tournament.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/30695-fedor-emelyanenko-dosrochno-proigral-rajanu-bejderu-i-zavershil-kareru.html?rand=19907
