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 在週五, JUNE 25 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME

OUTLAW FACES JURY HIGHLIGHTING A TRIO OF PRELIMINARY FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS

洛杉磯 - As current BELLATOR MMA heavyweight champion瑞安貝德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.

在週五, 六月 25, 別. 1 排名重量級蒂姆·約翰遜 (15-6) 和No. 3 排名重量級瓦倫丁·摩爾達夫斯基 (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時. 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.

In addition to the main event, three additional preliminary bouts have been confirmed. Two lightweight bouts, 別. 5 排名 邁爾斯陪審團 (19-5) versus No. 6 排名 西德尼·奧特洛 (15-4) 和 以賽亞·霍吉特 (對於首次亮相) 針對 阿隆·休斯 (1-1) have been confirmed. 還, a women’s strawweight tilt pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) 針對 凱拉Batara (8-4) will also take place on June 25. The preliminary card of BELLATOR MMA 261: 約翰遜VS. 摩爾達夫斯基 streams live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV at 6 P.M. AND /下午3時. PT. 其他比賽將在稍後公佈.

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 over馬特·米特里恩和泰瑞爾財富.  His October 2020 大勝謝赫·金剛 during the first-ever major MMA event in France catapulted him to the top of the division. Proudly hailing from 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 legend費多爾艾米連科, 瓦倫丁·摩爾達夫斯基 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阿亞拉, 林頓瓦塞爾, 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.

SHOWTIME streaming service is offering a 30-day free trial, 其次是未來六個月每月 4.99 美元的折扣訂閱費. 觀眾可以在SHO.com/BellatorMMA. 訂閱者將在整個月內獲得兩次首屈一指的 BELLATOR MMA 賽事 2021 超越, with all events scheduled to air live on Friday nights at 9 P.M. ET /下午6時. PT 任何 SHOWTIME 服務可用的地方。

BELLATOR MMA 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky主卡:

開演時間

9 P.M. ET /下午6時. PT

Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-蒂姆·約翰遜 (15-6) vs. #3-瓦倫丁·摩爾達夫斯基(10-1)

初步卡: 

BELLATOR MMA YouTube 頻道 | SHOWTIME 體育 YouTube 頻道 | 冥王星電視

6 P.M. AND /下午3時. PT

Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) 與凱拉Batara (8-4)

輕量級回合: 以賽亞·霍吉特 (對於首次亮相) 與阿隆·休斯 (1-1)

輕量級回合: #5-邁爾斯陪審團(19-5) VS. #6-西德尼·奧特洛 (15-4)