MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko has not seen action since December 2019. That last fight was against fellow veteran Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, whom he defeated via first-round TKO.
Throughout the last year and three months, “The Last Emperor” also battled COVID-19. Now that he’s fully recovered, Bellator CEO Scott Coker is already planning for his return.
“He’s doing much better and he’s ready to start training and getting ready,” Coker told MMA Junkie. “He will fight here in the next several months, I think. I’m going to talk to him when he gets here next week.