Bellator returns for another event on Friday with Bellator 244, which takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., otherwise known as the “Fightsphere.”
Heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) returns to the 205-pound weight class for the first time in three years in the main event when he takes on Vadim Nemkov (11-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA), who is a training partner of Fedor Emelianenko.
For more on the numbers behind the event, check below for 30 pre-event facts about Bellator 242.