Of course Fedor Emelianenko wants to advance in Bellator’s heavyweight grand prix next week. Of course he wants to become the promotion’s heavyweight champion. But Emelianenko (36-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) will have something else on his mind as a goal when he takes on Frank Mir (18-11 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in the Bellator 198 main event, former referee and current Bellator analyst John McCarthy says. He’ll want to prove to the world that years ago, when Mir was ruling the roost as the UFC’s heavyweight champion, that it was Emelianenko who was the best in the world while he was fighting in PRIDE. Bellator 198 takes place April 28 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago. The main card airs on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie
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John McCarthy: Fedor Emelianenko will be inspired to prove two things at Bellator 198 – MMA Junkie