Ready for a new Saturday evening placed under the sign of MMA?The discipline that has become a star among combat sports is still in the spotlight, as every weekend, on RMC Sport.On the program: an epic meeting between the Russian legend Emelianenko and the American Tim Jonhson at the Bellator Moscow first, then a duel between the two fallen challengers of Adesanya, Costa and Vettori, for a new UFC Fight Night of madness.

Bellator 269: Fedor Emelianenko vs.Tim Johnson

We start with a monster program on the Bellator side.It is numbered 269, but the event is nicknamed Bellator Moscow.For good reason, the famous mixed American martial arts league will suit its suitcases in the Russian capital for an evening that looks exceptional.In a way, so symbolic, it will notably mark the comeback of a certain Fedor Emelianenko, the Russian fighter considered as one of the most imposing - this is the case to say - heavy goods vehicles in the history of MMA.He wrote his legend in the 2000s, notably as a champion of Pride Fighting Championships, and had not returned to the octagon since the end of 2019.Tonight, it is in her homeland that the one we nicknamed The Last Emperor will make a highly anticipated comeback.Who to challenge it?An American, of race, who may not have such a long career but has also made a nice name in the discipline in the last 10 years: Timothy Johnson, second in the heavyweight ranking of Bellator and recent challenger of theInterim title, will he manage to master the beast?

Answer tonight, with this shock meeting in the Bellator octagon has not definitively missed, to follow live from 8:30 p.m. on RMC Sport 1.

UFC Fight Night: Paulo Costa VS.Marvin Vettori

Then make way for the big sister of the Bellator, the queen league of the MMA.Yes, you will be entitled to a 100% fight evening this Saturday, one who for once will not even make you watch too late, since it is in stride, at 10 p.m., that the prestigious UFC will give you an appointmentOn RMC Sport.You will then take a direct flight to return to the US, and more precisely in Las Vegas, to attend a new UFC Fight Night.

It is a fight with average weights that will serve as a hand event tonight, between two recent challengers for the title: the Brazilian Paulo Costa and the ItalianMarvin Vettori.For their latest respective fights, they both challenged the Nigerian phenomenon Israel Adesanya, which clings well to its belt obtained in 2019.Respectively classified 2nd and 5th in the average weights of the UFC, those nicknamed The Eraser and The Italian Dream will both seek to get up with these defeats and try to replace themselves in the race for the title.

Costa vs.Vettori is a fight that promises to be ruthless, and which will therefore be followed live from 10 p.m. on RMC Sport 2.

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Sources: RMC Sport, CBS Sports, UFC

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