What channel is Bellator 290 on tonight and what time will the MMA event, headlined by Bader vs Emelianenko 2, start worldwide?
This weekend’s highly-anticipated Bellator 290 will mark the end of an era for MMA as the legendary Fedor Emelianenko gets the chance to reclaim a Heavyweight world title in his retirement fight.
The impact that ‘The Last Emperor’ has had on mixed martial arts history cannot be understated, with his farewell fight set up to be a rematch against current champ Ryan Bader; Bader won their first contest in 2019 by TKO.
Here is everything that fans need to know about Bellator 290, including what channel the MMA event will be on, the start time for the global livestream, and the full card.
How to watch Bellator 290 explained
Bellator 290, headlined by Ryan Bader vs Fedor Emelianenko 2, takes place from the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday, February 4.
In the United States, the Bellator 290 main card will be broadcast on CBS, Paramount+, and fuboTV; the latter of which has a free trial available to new customers.
In the United Kingdom, the MMA event will be showcased on BBC iPlayer, which requires an active TV license and a BBC account.
In Australia, the event will be available to watch via 10 Play.
However, fans should note that the Bellator 290 prelims will be livestreamed around the world via the Bellator YouTube channel.
Bellator 290 main card start time
As confirmed by the MMA promotion, the Bellator 290 main card will start at the following international times:
- Pacific Time – 6 PM (Saturday, February 4)
- Eastern Time – 9 PM (Saturday, February 4)
- British Time – 2 AM (Sunday, February 5)
- European Time – 3 AM (Sunday, February 5)
- India Time – 7:30 AM (Sunday, February 5)
- Philippine Time – 10 AM (Sunday, February 5)
- Japan Time – 11 AM (Sunday, February 5)
- Australia Central Daylight Time – 12:30 PM (Sunday, February 5)
The prelims start at 2:55 PM PT/5:55 PM ET/10:55 PM GMT.
The main event, the rematch between Ryan Bader vs Fedor Emelianenko, is expected to start at approximately 9 PM PT/12 AM ET/5 AM GMT.
Full MMA card revealed
The main card for Bellator 290 features just three fights, with two world titles on the line in the main and co-main events:
- Ryan Bader vs Fedor Emelianenko (Heavyweight)
- Johnny Eblen vs Anatoly Tokov (Middleweight)
- Sabah Homasi vs Brennan Ward (Welterweight)
The preliminary fights for Bellator 290 are set to include:
- Neiman Gracie vs Dante Schiro (Welterweight)
- Lorenz Larkin vs Mukhamed Berkhamov (Welterweight)
- Henry Corrales vs Akhmed Magomedov (Featherweight)
- Ali Isaev vs Steve Mowry (Heavyweight)
- Chris Gonzalez vs Max Rohskopf (Lightweight)
- Karl Albrektsson vs Grant Neal (Light Heavyweight)
- Alejandra Lara vs Diana Avsargova (Flyweight)
- Darrion Caldwell vs Nikita Mikhailov (Bantamweight)
- Jornel Lugo vs Jaylon Bates (Bantamweight)
- Isaiah Hokit vs Peter Ishiguro (Featherweight)
- Ethan Hughes vs Yusuf Karakaya (Welterweight)
By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]
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