Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader fight card
Check out the full fight card for this Saturday’s Bellator 214 event, headlined by Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader.
Oh, you thought the champ-champ attempts were done? We’ve got another one coming up this Saturday, January 26th, although Ryan Bader is fighting for a vacant heavyweight title instead of a reigning champion. Bellator MMA’s reigning light heavyweight king is in the heavyweight Grand Prix final against the legendary Fedor Emelianenko, with the winner crowned the promotion’s heavyweight champion. Bellator has never had a simultaneous two-division champion, but Bader is trying to do what Rory MacDonald failed to do a few months prior.
As for the rest of the card, the co-main event represents another compelling matchup for super prospect Aaron Pico, who takes on featherweight veteran Henry Corrales. WWE star Jack Swagger, real name Jake Hager, makes his professional MMA debut against J.W. Kiser, Juan Archuleta takes on Ricky Bandejas at bantamweight, while Brandon McMahon vs. Adel Altamimi opens the broadcast. BJJ star A.J. Agazarm also makes his MMA debut, but he’s on the prelims.
Here’s the lineup for this Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Main Card (Paramount Network/DAZN, 9 PM ET)
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader
Aaron Pico vs. Henry Corrales
Jake Hager vs. J.W. Kiser
Juan Archuleta vs. Ricky Bandejas
Brandon McMahan vs. Adel Altamimi
Preliminary Card (Online, 7 PM ET)
A.J. Agazarm vs. Jesse Roberts
Chris Gonzalez vs. Henry Mendez
Weber Almeida vs. Odan Chinchilla
Jay Jay Wilson vs. Tyler Beneke
Sean Johnson vs. Art Rivas
Jorge Juarez vs. David Pacheco
Jesse Merritt vs. Thor Skancke
Osman Diaz vs. Christopher Reyes
James Barnes vs. Ryan Lilley
Ian Butler vs. Craig Plaskett
Steve Ramirez vs. Desmond Torres