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Fedor Emelianenko set for October return to Bellator

It looks like The Last Emperor isn’t ready to hang up his gloves just yet.

Bellator will be doing a press conference tomorrow morning to announce the return of heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko, who will fight in October. Ariel Helwani broke the news on Twitter:

Fedor Emelianenko is expected to announce tomorrow that he is returning to action later this year, sources say. Opponent TBD. Slated for October. The 44-year-old legend hasn’t fought since his December 2019 win over Rampage Jackson. Presser set for 11 am et.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 24, 2021

As mentioned, he does not have an opponent named as of yet.