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Main Card
Heavyweight: Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen
Lightweight: Benson Henderson vs Saad Awad
Middleweight: Alexander Shlemenkovs vs Anatoly Tokov
Heavyweight: Cheick Kongo vs Timothy Johnson
Featherweight: Henry Corrales vs Andy Main
Bellator FC 208 is set to be an explosive event, headlined by MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen as they continue their quest to become Heavyweight Champion.
Underneath there are four more exciting bouts in store with big-name performers such as Benson Henderson and Cheick Kongo in action.
The following slideshow previews all upcoming main card fights set to take place at the big show and makes predictions for the outcomes of each fight.
Featherweight: Henry Corrales vs Andy Main
The opening main card bout pits relatively unknown fighters, Henry Corrales against Andy Main.
However, despite the low profile, Corrales is an exciting performer, who has won his past three fights. Strong on the ground and standing, Main is simply a stepping stone for him.
There is only one winner in this contest.
Prediction: Henry Corrales via Decision
Heavyweight: Cheick Kongo vs Timothy Johnson
Veteran Cheick Kongo is on a six-fight winning streak in Bellator, the promotion he has called his home since 2013 after his acrimonious exit from UFC.
Kongo competed for the MMA powerhouse for seven years from 2006 to 2013 and was one of the promotion's major stars prior to his exit, having earned memorable victories over the likes of Mirko Cro Cop and Matt Mitrione.
Despite being a professional since way back in 2001, Kongo has demonstrated age is no factor as far as he is concerned as he continues to blast away the competition with his considerable Knockout power.
Timothy Johnson is making his debut for Bellator after an average run in UFC. Kongo should have little issue taking Johnson down and pounding him at will.
Prediction: Cheick Kongo via Knockout
Middleweight: Alexander Shlemenko vs Anatoly Tokov
Alexander Shlemenko is a veteran of 68 professional MMA fights and the toll of that workload is finally beginning to show.
The Russian has lost his past two fights pretty handily and looks a shadow of the fighter, he was in his prime, with his unorthodox strike game.
The former Bellator Middleweight Champion has been competing for the promotion for the past eight years but his long tenure in the company may soon be up.
Anatoly Tokov looks to be the new star in Russian MMA. The 28-year-old looks every bit the intimidating MMA fighter with an impressive fight record of 28-3.
Tokov won on his Bellator debut in May 2018 and the skilled striker will likely pick up the torch from his veteran opponent.
Prediction: Anatoly Tokov via Knockout
Lightweight: Benson Henderson vs Saad Awad
Benson Henderson is no stranger to the big occasion having won the WEC and UFC Lightweight Championships during his long career.
After leaving UFC in late 2015, Henderson signed on with Bellator but lost his debut match, a Welterweight title shot versus Champion, Andrey Koreshkov.
Henderson has a rather uninspiring 2-3 record in Bellator so far and the 12-year veteran appears to be close to the end of his career.
Henderson's opponent, Saad Awad is actually five months older than him and despite a long five-year tenure with Bellator has never achieved anything significant in the promotion.
However, Awad has won his past four fights and possesses real Knockout power.
Henderson in his prime would win this fight quite comfortably, however, at this stage of his career, he will struggle to cope with Awad's strikes.
Prediction: Saad Awad via Knockout
Heavyweight: Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen
In what is one of the most hotly anticipated fights in Bellator history, two legends collide as Chael Sonnen takes on the fearsome Russian, Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is unquestionably the most famous MMA fighter to never fight in UFC and instead made his much-hyped MMA return in Bellator instead.
The longest reigning Pride FC Heavyweight Champion in history is looking to add the Bellator Heavyweight Championship to his resume.
Standing in his way of a Championship match is fellow veteran, Chael Sonnen.
Sonnen retired from MMA competition following a series of failed drug tests. He was banned for two years.
Following the expiration of his suspension, Sonnen penned a multi-fight contract with Bellator in September 2016.
However, his comeback was a brief one as he lost to veteran Tito Ortiz in just two minutes.
However, the 41-year-old soon bounced back with notable victories over the legendary Wanderlei Silva and Quinton Jackson and is a viable threat to Emelianenko despite his inexperience as a Heavyweight.
However, it is extremely difficult to see past Emelianenko in this fight. The Russian is one of the finest Heavyweights in all of MMA history and demonstrated in his 48-second destruction of former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir.
Despite his advancing age, Emelianenko has only lost one of his last seven bouts. He will win this one as well.
Prediction: Fedor Emelianenko via Knockout
