Fedor Emelianenko is returning to North America.
The mixed martial arts legend is set to fight former UFC star Matt Mitrione at a Bellator MMA event on Feb. 18 in San Jose, the promotion announced Saturday.
The matchup was first reported by FloCombat in October.
The 40-year-old has fought just twice since 2012, beating Singh Jaideep easily in Rizin last New Year’s Eve and barely making it out of a fight with Fabio Maldonado in June.
Emelianenko’s last fight in North America was in 2011 when he was knocked out by Dan Henderson in Strikeforce. His fight with Mitrione will take place at the SAP Center. The last time in he fought in that building he was submitted by Fabricio Werdum in Strikeforce in 2010.
Mitrione has gone 2-0 in Bellator with two knockouts since signing with the promotion earlier in the year.
