PHOTO | This Bellator 208 poster is something else

By Tom Taylor - August 23, 2018

One of the biggest fights on Bellator MMA’s calendar is the Bellator 208 main event, which will see heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko meet three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen in the semifinal round of the promotion’s exciting Heavyweight Grand Prix.

Chael Sonnen Bellator 208

This week, the promotion released a promotional poster for this Bellator 208 card, and it’s really something.

In this poster, Fedor Emelianenko is superimposed in front of the Russian flag. Not a whole lot to see there. “The American Gangster” Chael Sonnen, however, is decked out like Apollo Creed, squaring up valiantly in front of the American flag.

See it below.

Chael Sonnen advanced to this Bellator 208 semifinal bout with a January decision defeat of former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.Fedor Emelianenko, meanwhile, advanced to the tournament’s second round with a first-round drubbing of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.

This massive Bellator 208 card occurs on October 13. It will air on The Paramount Network.

This article first appeared on BJPENN.COM on 8/23/2018.

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM


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Bellator 208 Chael Sonnen Fedor Emelianenko