Bellator 290 is in the books and disclosed fighter purses have rolled out. The event was held inside the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. Headlining the show was a Bellator Heavyweight Championship clash, which also happened to be the final fight in the pro MMA career of Fedor Emelianenko. Ryan Bader defeated Emelianenko via first-round TKO to retain the gold.
The co-main event also featured a title fight. Johnny Eblen successfully defended the Bellator Middleweight Championship against Anatoly Tokov via unanimous decision. The main card opened up with a welterweight collision between Brennan Ward and Sabah Homasi. Ward scored the second-round TKO victory.
Bellator 290 Undercard
There was also preliminary action. The featured bout on the prelims was contested at 170 pounds. Lorenz Larkin had a highlight-reel knockout win over Mukhamed Berkhamov. Henry Corrales defeated Akhmed Magomedov via unanimous decision. Heavyweights Ali Isaev and Steve Mowry fought to a unanimous draw.
Bellator 290 Fight Purses
The California State Athletic Commission has released the Bellator 290 fight purses to MMAFighting.com.
- Ryan Bader ($150,000 + no win bonus = $150,000) vs. Fedor Emelianenko ($100,000)
- Johnny Eblen ($150,000 + no win bonus = $150,000) def. Anatoly Tokov ($75,000)
- Brennan Ward ($75,000 + no win bonus = $75,000) def. Sabah Homasi ($100,000)
- Lorenz Larkin ($75,000 + no win bonus = $75,000) def. Mukhamed Berkhamov ($33,000)
- Henry Corrales ($75,000 + no win bonus = $75,000) def. Akhmed Magomedov ($28,000)
- Steve Mowry ($70,000) vs. Ali Isaev ($70,000) ruled a draw
- Chris Gonzalez ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Max Rohskopf ($30,000)
- Grant Neal ($33,000 + $33,000 = $66,000) def. Karl Albrektsson ($35,000)
- Diana Avsaragova ($16,000 + $16,000 = $32,000) def. Alejandra Lara ($60,000)
- Nikita Mikhailov ($16,000 + $16,000 = $32,000) def. Darrion Caldwell ($50,000)
- Neiman Gracie ($70,000 + no win bonus = $70,000) vs. Dante Schiro ($20,000)
- Jaylon Bates ($20,000 + no win bonus = $20,000) vs. Jornel Lugo ($35,000)
- Isaiah Hokit ($7,000 + $7,000 = $14,000) def. Peter Ishiguro ($3,000)
- Yusuf Karakaya ($3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000) def. Ethan Hughes ($5,000)