Referee Assignments, Complete Bout Order Revealed for Bellator 214 ‘Fedor vs. Bader’

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Bellator MMA will have its heavyweight tournament finals of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader overseen by veteran referee Mike Beltran.

The organization announced the lineup of referees for the main card along with their preliminary bouts. Bellator 214: "Fedor vs. Bader" will air live on the Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will be simulcast on DAZN. The preliminary bouts will stream on Bellator.com, the Bellator Mobile App and DAZN.

Headlining the event will be the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix, where referee Beltran will be the third man inside the cage when Emelianenko meets Bader for the heavyweight belt. Co-headlining will be a featherweight clash between Aaron Pico against Henry Corrales, and referee Jason Herzog will watch over the bout.

Also on the main card will be former professional wrestling star Jake "Jack Swagger" Hager making his pro debut against J.W. Kiser at heavyweight, and Beltran will serve as the referee for that bout as well. A bantamweight bout between top contenders Juan Archuleta and Ricky Bandejas will take place, with oversight from referee and Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Frank Trigg. Watching over the first bout on the main card will be Milan Ayers, who will supervise the match between featherweights Adel Altamimi and Brandon McMahan.

Bellator 214 Lineup

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader
Aaron Pico vs. Henry Corrales
Jake Hager vs. J.W. Kiser
Juan Archuleta vs. Ricky Bandejas
Brandon McMahan vs. Adel Altamimi
Osman Diaz vs. Christopher Reyes
Jorge Juarez vs. David Pacheco
Jesse Merritt vs. Thor Skancke
A.J. Agazarm vs. Jesse Roberts
Weber Almeida vs. Odan Ruiz
Sean Johnson vs. Arturo Rivas
Jay-Jay Wilson vs. Tyler Beneke
James Barnes vs. Ryan Lilley
Ian Butler vs. Craig Plaskett
Steve Ramirez vs. Desmond Torres