Recent News on Sherdog.com · Oct 24, 2018
Ryan Bader: 'I'm Not Going To Put Fedor on a Pedestal'
The Bellator MMA Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament concludes on Jan. 26 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, where light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader will meet former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko in the final.
“The Last Emperor” is arguably the greatest heavyweight of all-time, going undefeated from 2001 to 2009. Emelianenko’s undefeated streak eventually came to an end when he lost to Fabricio Werdum back in 2010, which started a three-fight losing streak that led many fight fans to question if the former champion’s days were numbered. However, Emelianenko bounced back and is currently riding a two fight winning streak.