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 在周五, JUNE 25 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME

OUTLAW FACES JURY HIGHLIGHTING A TRIO OF PRELIMINARY FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS

天使-As current BELLATOR MMA heavyweight champion瑞安贝德continues 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.

在周五, 六月 25, 别. 1 排名重量级蒂姆·约翰逊 (15-6) 和No. 3 排名重量级瓦伦丁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 /下午6时. PT, emanating from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州.

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.

除了主赛事, three additional preliminary bouts have been confirmed. Two lightweight bouts, 别. 5 排名 迈尔斯评委 (19-5) versus No. 6 排名 西德尼·奥特洛 (15-4) 和 以赛亚·霍吉特 (对于首次亮相) 针对 阿隆·休斯 (1-1) have been confirmed. 还, a women’s strawweight tilt pitting 莉娜·奥弗希尔温尼科瓦 (12-6, 1 NC) 针对 凯拉Batara (8-4) will also take place on June 25. The preliminary card of BELLATOR MMA 261: 约翰逊VS. 摩尔达夫斯基 streams live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV at 6 P.M. AND /下午3时. PT. 其他比赛将在稍后公布.

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 Mitrione和泰瑞尔财富.  His October 2020 大胜谢赫·金刚 during the first-ever major MMA event in France catapulted him to the top of the division. 自豪地来自北达科他州, 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 legend费多尔艾米连科, 瓦伦丁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阿亚拉, 林顿瓦塞尔, and Roy Nelson on his climb to the top. Born in Ukraine, the 29-year-old looks to join teammate瓦迪姆Nemkov and bring more gold to Team Fedor’s trophy case on June 25.

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BELLATOR MMA 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky主卡:

开演时间

9 P.M. ET /下午6时. PT

Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-蒂姆·约翰逊 (15-6) vs. #3-瓦伦丁Moldavsky(10-1)

初步卡: 

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6 P.M. AND /下午3时. PT

Strawweight bout: 莉娜·奥弗希尔温尼科瓦 (12-6, 1 NC) 与凯拉Batara (8-4)

轻量级回合: 以赛亚·霍吉特 (对于首次亮相) 与阿隆·休斯 (1-1)

轻量级回合: #5-迈尔斯评委(19-5) VS. #6-西德尼·奥特洛 (15-4)