BELLATOR 290 LANDS NEW WORLD TITLE CO-MAIN EVENT AS UNBEATEN MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION JOHNNY EBLEN FACES TEAM FEDOR’S ANATOLY TOKOV

LOS ANGELES – With a planned matchup between BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov and the legendary Yoel Romero unable to take place as scheduled, a blockbuster BELLATOR Middleweight World Championship bout between current champion and #5-ranked pound-for-pound athlete Johnny Eblen (12-0) and Team Fedor’s #3-ranked Anatoly Tokov (31-3) has been added as the co-main event for the promotion’s CBS debut this February 4 during BELLATOR 290 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. BELLATOR 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2 will be headlined by undisputed Heavyweight World Champion Ryan Bader (30-7, 1 NC) defending his title in a rematch against MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko (40-6, 1 NC). The BELLATOR 290 main card will also include an explosive welterweight contest between Sabah Homasi (17-10) and longtime BELLATOR standout Brennan Ward (16-6) that is sure to produce fireworks. The event takes place on Saturday, February 4, 2023, with the main card airing live beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. BELLATOR MMA, CBS and Paramount+ are all owned by Paramount. Tickets for BELLATOR 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2 are on sale now at Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.