BELLATOR MMA™ INTRODUCES FIRST INTERIM TITLE IN COMPANY HISTORY

TOP-RANKED TIM JOHNSON SQUARES UP AGAINST NUMBER THREE RANKED VALENTIN MOLDAVSKY IN HEAVYWEIGHT INTERIM TITLE TILT TO HEADLINEBellator 261 AM FREITAG, Juni 25 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME

OUTLAW FACES JURY HIGHLIGHTING A TRIO OF PRELIMINARY FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS

DIE ENGEL -As current BELLATOR MMA heavyweight championRyan Badercontinues his pursuit of re-claiming his light heavyweight championship in the ongoing Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix, BELLATOR MMA has officially introduced an interim title for the heavyweight division.

Am Freitag, Juni 25, Unterlassen Sie. 1 ranked heavyweightTim Johnson (15-6) und Nr. 3 ranked heavyweightValentin Moldavsky (10-1) will vie for the interim title in the main event ofBELLATOR MMA 261.The event will be available live on SHOWTIME, with the main card set to kickoff at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, emanating from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

The winner of the interim title will become Bader’s mandatory challenger when he returns to the heavyweight division or will be elevated to full champion in the event that Bader chooses to stay at light heavyweight following the culmination of the current Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix.

In addition to the main event, three additional preliminary bouts have been confirmed. Two lightweight bouts, Unterlassen Sie. 5 Platz Myles Jury (19-5) gegen Nein. 6 Platz Sidney Outlaw (15-4) und Isaiah Hokit (zum Debüt) gegen Aaron Hughes (1-1) have been confirmed. Auch, a women’s strawweight tilt pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) gegen Kyra Batara (8-4) will also take place on June 25. The preliminary card of Bellator MMA 261: Johnson vs. Moldawski streams live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV at 6 p.m. von Jefferson City hofft, die Missouri-Gläubigen gegen Athen zu begeistern. PT. Weitere Kämpfe werden zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt bekannt gegeben.

Riding a three-fight win streak, UFC veteran Timothy Johnson firmly entrenched himself as the clear-cut number one contender in the BELLATOR heavyweight division with impressive first-round finishes overMatt MitrioneundTyrell Fortune.  His October 2020 Sieg überCheick Kongo during the first-ever major MMA event in France catapulted him to the top of the division. Stolz aus North Dakota, but fighting out of Las Vegas, the Xtreme Couture-product is also won two national championships while wrestling at Minnesota State University and a heavyweight championship on the regional MMA circuit.

Training under the tutelage of heavyweight legendFedor Emelianenko, Valentin Moldavsky has begun carving out his own legacy, becoming the No. 3 ranked BELLATOR heavyweight and securing himself an interim title shot with a perfect 5-0 record within the confines of the BELLATOR cage. A multi-time European Sambo champion, Moldavsky has defeated top heavyweight contenders such asJavy Ayala, Linton Vassell, and Roy Nelson on his climb to the top. Born in Ukraine, the 29-year-old looks to join teammateVadim Nemkov and bring more gold to Team Fedor’s trophy case on June 25.

SHOWTIME streaming service is offering a 30-day free trial, gefolgt von einer ermäßigten monatlichen Abonnementgebühr von 4,99 USD / Monat für die nächsten sechs Monate. Zuschauer können sich unter anmeldenSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Abonnenten erhalten durchgehend zwei erstklassige BELLATOR MMA-Events pro Monat 2021 und darüber hinaus, with all events scheduled to air live on Friday nights at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.

Bellator MMA 261: Johnson vs. MoldavskyHauptkarte:

SHOW TIME

9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Tim Johnson (15-6) vs. #3-Valentin Moldavsky(10-1)

Vorläufige Karte: 

BELLATOR MMA YouTube-Kanal | Showtime Sport YouTube-Kanal | Pluto-Fernseher

6 p.m. von Jefferson City hofft, die Missouri-Gläubigen gegen Athen zu begeistern. PT

Strohgewichtskampf: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) vs.Kyra Batara (8-4)

Leichten Anfall: Isaiah Hokit (zum Debüt) vs.Aaron Hughes (1-1)

Leichten Anfall: #5-Myles Jury(19-5) vs. #6-Sidney Outlaw (15-4)