Twitter reacts to Fedor Emelianenko’s retirement-fight loss to Ryan Bader at Bellator 290

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February 4, 2023 11:09 pm ET

Fedor Emelianenko failed to achieve the fairytale end to his career on Saturday when he lost his title rematch to Ryan Bader in the Bellator 290 headliner.

Emelianenko (40-7 MMA, 4-3 BMMA), the legendary former PRIDE champion, came up short in his bid to claim heavyweight gold in his retirement fight when he suffered a first-round TKO loss to Bader (31-7 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. “The Last Emperor” closes his career on a low, but it takes nothing away from his career achievements.

Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Emelianenko’s loss to Bader at Bellator 290

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Derek Brunson

If Fedor wins here tonight . Would y’all watch Fedor vs Francis N’Gannou 🤔🤔🤔

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 5, 2023

Bloody Elbow

Bader with a left hook and a couple rights. Lands uppercut and a right behind the ear off a clinch. Fedor goes down. Bader on top dropping shots. #Bellator290

— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) February 5, 2023

Greg Beacham

Fedor Emelianenko loses to Ryan Bader in the first round of what he says is his final fight. Fedor got knocked down by a punch on the back of the head, and he couldn’t effectively defend from Bader’s strikes on the ground. Rough way to go out #Bellator290

— Greg Beacham (@gregbeacham) February 5, 2023

Caposa

This stupid “sport” god dammit

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 5, 2023

Terrance McKinney

Another legend down fedor you was a dawg thank you 🙏

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 5, 2023