On December 29, Bellator MMA will make its debut in Japan. One of the highlights of this event will be a showdown between MMA legends Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Fedor Emelianenko.<\/p>\n
This news was announced at a joint press conference between Bellator and RIZIN Fighting Federation early on Wednesday morning (Wednesday night in Japan).<\/p>\n
Fedor Emelianenko was least seen in action when he was knocked out by Ryan Bader in January. This bout marked a failed attempt to capture the vacant Bellator heavyweight title, and was preceded by a pair of stoppage wins over Chael Sonnen and Frank Mir.<\/p>\n
Rampage, on the other hand, has not fought since September of 2018, when he battered his arch rival Wanderlei Silva to a TKO win. Prior to this victory, he gave up decisions to wrestling specialists Chael Sonnen and Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal.<\/p>\n
At Wednesday’s RIZIN-Bellator press conference, it was also announced that Bellator’s debut in Japan will feature three Bellator vs. RIZIN fights, pitting the stars of each organization against one another.<\/p>\n
In addition to this Fedor vs. Rampage fight, we can expect a host of other matchups to be announced for this event in the coming days, and more still announced for RIZIN’s huge end-of-the-year celebration.<\/p>\n
Who you got? Fedor or Rampage? What other matchups would you like to see on the card?<\/p>\n