On the night of February 5, Emelianenko lost to American Ryan Bader in the Bellator 280 tournament. The opponent knocked out the Russian in the first round.
Ismailov: ‘What changed after Emelianenko’s loss? Nothing’
“I’m getting older, my age helped me make a decision. The years remind me of my situation. The only thing that could be different, I could beat Bader. But that didn’t happen,” Emelianenko said during a a press conference after the tournament.
Source: Sport

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