Despite officially ending his career, Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko has not been eliminated from Bellator's heavyweight rankings.
After losing to American Ryan Bader at the 290th tournament, the Russian lost seven positions and was ranked tenth in the updated Bellator heavyweight division rankings.
The updated Bellator Heavyweight division rankings are as follows:
Ryan Bader - champion.
- Valentin Moldavsky;
- Linton Vassell;
- Cheick Kongo;
- Steven Mowry;
- Tyrell Fortune;
- Timothy Johnson;
- Marcelo Golm;
- Daniel James;
- Gokhan Saricam;
- Fedor Emelianenko.