TOKYO – Fedor Emelianenko has started his retirement tour and Bellator president Scott Coker wants it to end at home. Emelianenko’s first stop is Saturday (Sunday locally) at Saitama Super Arena in Japan, when he takes on Quinton Jackson at Bellator 237. And having recently signed Emelianenko to a new three-fight deal with the promotion, Coker has mapped out how he’d like to see Emelianenko’s remaining fights play out. “The second fight hopefully, if he is ok, doesn’t get hurt then maybe he can fight towards late fall or early fall,” Coker told MMA Junkie and other reporters Friday. “Location, I don’t know but in my mind, the second fight will be some place in Europe or the Middle East and then the third fight will be in Moscow, maybe sometime next year
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Scott Coker wants Fedor Emelianenko’s final fight to be held in Russia – MMA Junkie