Bellator 290 Weigh-In Results: Bader vs. Emelianenko II

Bellator 290 Weigh-In Results: Bader vs. Emelianenko II

By Benjamin Zeltser
Friday, February 3, 2023, 2 months ago

Bellator kicks off its 2023 slate of events this Saturday with all-time legend Fedor Emelianenko facing off against Ryan Bader for the second time. This fight will mark Emelianenko's last time stepping into the cage but will allow him to attempt doing so with gold wrapped around his waist. In addition, the card features several marquis matchups, including Johnny Eblen's first title defense at middleweight against the streaking Anatoly Tokov.

Both title fights are set after all four fighters made weight. Let's see how they weighed in:

MAIN CARD (START TIME 9:00 PM EST on CBS/Paramount Plus)

Heavyweight: Champion Ryan Bader (234.4) vs. Challenger Fedor Emelianenko (236.2) - Heavyweight Title Fight (Main Event)

Middleweight: Champion Johnny Eblen (184) vs. Challenger Anatoly Tokov (184.8) - Middleweight Title Fight (Co-Main Event)

Welterweight: Sabah Homasi (170.8) vs. Brennan Ward (170.8)

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PRELIMINARY CARD (START TIME 5:55 PM EST on YouTube/PlutoTV)

Welterweight: Neiman Gracie (170.4) vs. Dante Schiro (170.6) (Late Replacement)

Welterweight: Mukhamed Berkhamov (171) vs. Lorenz Larkin (171)

Featherweight: Henry Corrales (145.6) vs. Akhmed Magomedov (145.2)

Heavyweight: Ali Isaev (261.8) vs. Steve Mowry (253.4)

Lightweight: Chris Gonzalez (155.6) vs. Max Rohskopf (155.6)

Light Heavyweight: Karl Albrektsson (205.2) vs. Grant Neal (205.2)

Flyweight (W): Alejandra Lara (125.8) vs. Diana Avsaragova (128.8)*

Bantamweight: Darrion Caldwell (135.8) vs. Nikita Mikhailov (135.4)

Bantamweight: Jornel Lugo (135) vs. Jaylon Bates (136)*

Featherweight: Isaiah Hokit (145.6) vs. Peter Ishiguro (145)

Welterweight: Ethan Hughes (170.8) vs. Yusuf Karakaya (170.2)

*Bates missed the bantamweight limit by .8 pounds on his first attempt. He then missed weight by .2 on his second attempt. He made weight on his third attempt. *Avsaragova missed the flyweight limit by 2.8 pounds. The fight will proceed as planned. Avsaragova will forfeit a portion of her purse to Lara.

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