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Ryan Bader knocked out Fedor Emelianenko | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Fedor Emelianenko is one of the most beloved fighters in MMA history and could have the perfect end to his career Saturday at Bellator 290, when he faces Ryan Bader for the heavyweight crown in Inglewood, Calif.

On Saturday morning, UFC president Dana White returned to the promotion’s social media channels to announce a variety of news — including the return of Conor McGregor to face Michael Chandler, not only inside the octagon, but as opposing coaches on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Jorge Masvidal | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

The UFC will finally make its return to Miami for the first time in two decades for the rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya for the middleweight championship at the Miami-Dade arena on April 8, the company announced Saturday.

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Conor McGregor will return to fight this year, but will coach The Ultimate Fighter first.

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On Saturday night, the MMA community will bid adieu to one of the all-time greats.

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UFC Vegas 68 is an early front-runner for the promotion’s strangest event of the year.

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Ryan Bader isn’t here to be part of someone else’s fairy tale ending.

Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac meet in UFC Vegas 68’s main event. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 68 results for the Lewis vs. Spivac event, a live blog of the main event, and more from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev.

Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko will clash in the Bellator 290 main event Saturday night. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

MMA Fighting has Bellator 290 results for the Bader vs. Fedor 2 event, a live blog of the main event, and more from the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

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Trevin Jones is getting his shot at a former UFC champion.

Whattup fvckers. The only reason anything gets posted in this part is because there's a minimum word requirement. Dont really have shit to say this time, the last challengers card was uninspiring, and this week is only wmma, so, its just LUX & Uriah tonight.

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Neiman Gracie went from being an undefeated Bellator title contender to only winning two of six bouts over a span of three and a half years.

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Michael Chiesa is back in the game.

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LOS ANGELES — Watch Fedor Emelianenko’s final faceoff of his legendary MMA career ahead of his retirement fight against Ryan Bader, plus the rest of Bellator 290’s main card staredowns.

Fedor Emelianeko | Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images

It’s a heavyweight doubleheader this weekend with UFC Vegas 68 and Bellator 290 taking place on Saturday in Las Vegas and Inglewood, Calif., respectively. In the UFC, Derrick Lewis faces Sergey Spivac, while over in Bellator, heavyweight champion Ryan Bader puts his title on the line against the great Fedor Emelianenko in the final fight of the legend’s esteemed career. There’s no time to waste so let’s hop to it.

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LOS ANGELES — Bellator champ Usman Nurmagomedov, Benson Henderson, A.J. McKee, Patricky Pitbull and the rest of Bellator’s eight-man lightweight grand prix field face off ahead of the bracket’s official launch.