Bellator 214 is scheduled to go down this Saturday night, January 26, and will be capped off with the finale of the promotion’s heavyweight Grand Prix. MMA great Fedor Emelianenko is scheduled to face the promotion’s light heavyweight champion, Ryan Bader, with the winner being crowned Bellator’s heavyweight king. That matchup will be covered in its own separate post. This writeup will cover the other main card bouts, including the sizzling co-main event between surging featherweight contender Henry Corrales and lethal 4-1 prospect Aaron Pico.
Before that, former WWE champion Jack Swagger is set to crossover and make his professional MMA debut, as he takes on the 1-1 heavyweight JW Kiser.