Bellator MMA and Rizin Fighting Federation will hold an event together at the end of the year in Japan.
Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara recently revealed the news of the card via social media. Bellator has also since announced in a news release that it will hold a press conference on Wednesday in Japan with Scott Coker and Fedor Emelianenko in attendance.
“Bellator will be coming to Japan to put on a [historic] event on [Dec. 29],” Sakakibara wrote on Instagram. “We will host an emergency press conference with Bellator president Scott Coker and Fedor Emelianenko!