How to Watch Bellator 290

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Ryan Bader will defend the Bellator MMA heavyweight championship when his rematch with the retiring Fedor Emelianenko headlines Bellator 290 on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Meanwhile, Johnny Eblen puts his middleweight crown on the line opposite Anatoly Tokov in the five-round co-main event at 185 pounds.

Bellator 290—which airs live on CBS at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT—also features a welterweight affair pitting American Top Team’s Sabah Hamasi against Brennan Ward. The beefed-up undercard streams to the Bellator YouTube channel at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, a welterweight clash matching Neiman Gracie with Dante Schiro anchoring the 11-fight preliminary slate.

A closer look at the Bellator 290 particulars:

THE LINEUP

265: Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko
185: Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov
170: Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward
170: Neiman Gracie vs. Dante Schiro
170: Lorenz Larkin vs. Mikhamed Berkhamov
145: Henry Corrales vs. Akhmed Magomedov
265: Steve Mowry vs. Ali Isaev
155: Chris Gonzalez vs. Max Rohskopf
205: Grant Neal vs. Karl Albrektsson
125: Diana Avsaragova vs. Alejandra Lara
135: Darrion Caldwell vs. Nikita Mikhailov
135: Jaylon Bates vs. Jornel Lugo
145: Isaiah Hokit vs. Peter Ishiguro
170: Ethan Hughes vs. Yusuf Karakaya

THE RUNDOWN
• Stories from the Road: Fedor Emelianenko
• Rivalries: Fedor Emelianenko
• By The Numbers: Fedor Emelianenko
• 3 Reasons to Watch Bellator 290
• Sherdog’s Top 10: Can’t-Miss Fights of February

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