FEDOR EMELIANENKO SET TO MEET TIM JOHNSON AT MOSCOW’S VTB ARENA ON OCT. 23 IN MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR MOSCOW: FEDOR VS. JOHNSON

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لوس انجليس – BELLATOR MMA announced this morning that the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all-time, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC) will take on number two ranked heavyweight تيم جونسون (15-7) في الحدث الرئيسي ل BELLATOR Moscow: فيدور مقابل. جونسون في.يوم السبت, أكتوبر. 23 at the VTB Arena.

Tickets for the highly anticipated event are on sale now and can be purchased at Kassir.ru. Additional matchups and SHOWTIME telecast details will be revealed soon.

Widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight in mixed martial arts history, فيدور إميليانينكو returns to the BELLATOR cage for the first time since his dominant first-round TKO victory over كوينتون "الهيجان" جاكسون في 2019. With an illustrious career that has seen him earn 30 التوقف في بلده 39 victories over legendary opposition, the former PRIDE FC Heavyweight World Champion will be fighting in his home country of Russia for the first time in five years. A four-time combat sambo world champion, “The Last Emperor” put together an insane eight-year unbeaten streak on his way to becoming an international MMA icon. Emelianenko has established Team Fedor, which features several top Russian fighters including BELLATOR’s Light Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov and BELLATOR’s Interim Heavyweight Champion Valentin Moldavsky. With his last three victories coming by way of first-round finish, Fedor is looking to add another exciting chapter to his storied fighting career on October 23.

2020 was a huge year for Johnson, as the UFC vet notched three wins in as many fights with impressive first-round finishes over Matt Mitrione و تيريل فورتشن and a decision victory over شيخ كونغو during the historic, first-ever major MMA event in France. The Xtreme Couture-product showed that he’s got the skill and stamina for championship rounds as he went the full five with Team Fedor’s Valentin Modlavsky (11-1) هذا يونيو الماضي. ينحدر بفخر من نورث داكوتا, Johnson is a current member of the United States National Guard who won two national championships while wrestling at Minnesota State University.

تحديث BELLATOR Moscow: فيدور مقابل. جونسون بطاقة:

الوزن الثقيل الحدث الرئيسي: فيدور إميليانينكو (39-6, 1 NC) مقابل. #2-تيم جونسون (15-7)

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