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LOS ANGELES – It is with great pride that BELLATOR MMA announces that on Saturday, Oktober. 23, the promotion will hold its first-ever event in Moscow, Russland, at the VTB Arena and that the historic card will be headlined by the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all-time, Fedor „Der letzte Kaiser“ Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC).
Emelianenko’s opponent, along with additional matchups, and SHOWTIME telecast details will be announced in the coming weeks.
“I have had the pleasure of working alongside Fedor for 12 years and nine of his fights during his time with BELLATOR and STRIKEFORCE,” said BELLATOR President Scott Coker. “It’s an honor to bring him home to compete in front of his fans who have followed his entire career. In addition to Fedor, we will showcase BELLATOR’s deep roster of Russian talent and put together a historic card for our first trip to Russia on Oct. 23."
Tickets for Fedor’s highly anticipated return home are on sale now and can be purchased at Kassir.ru.
Weithin als das größte Schwergewicht in der Geschichte der Mixed Martial Arts angesehen, Fedor Emelianenko kehrt zum ersten Mal seit seinem dominanten TKO-Sieg in der ersten Runde in den BELLATOR-Käfig zurück Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in 2019. Mit einer illustren Karriere, in der er verdient hat 30 Unterbrechungen in seinem 39 Siege über legendäre Gegner, der ehemalige PRIDE FC Schwergewichts-Weltmeister wird zum ersten Mal seit fünf Jahren wieder in seiner Heimat Russland kämpfen. Ein viermaliger Kampf-Sambo-Weltmeister, „The Last Emperor“ hat auf seinem Weg zur internationalen MMA-Ikone eine wahnsinnige achtjährige ungeschlagene Serie zusammengestellt. Emelianenko hat Team Fedor . gegründet, which features several top Russian fighters including BELLATOR’s Light Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov and Valentin Moldavsky, who is fighting for the interim heavyweight title tonight. Already proving to be a formidable head coach, with his last three victories coming by way of first-round finish, Fedor möchte seiner geschichtsträchtigen Kampfkarriere im Oktober ein weiteres spannendes Kapitel hinzufügen 23.
BELLATOR returns to action later this evening as Team Fedor’s Valentin Moldavsky (10-1) vies for the Interim Heavyweight Championship against No. 1 Platz Tim Johnson (15-6) bei Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldawski. Tonight’s event will air live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT in America and live on OKKO Sport in Russia.
Aktualisiert Bellator: Moskau Karte:
Schwergewichts-Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC) vs. TBA
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*Karte Änderungen vorbehalten.
Bitte besuche Bellator.com für weitere Informationen.