Russian veteran of mixed martial arts Sergey Kharitonov believes that Timothy Johnson lost on purpose Fedor Emelianenko October 23 at the Bellator 269 tournament in Moscow.
Recall that Emelianenko issued a knockout victory in the second minute of the battle.
“I can't lie. I don't think Timothy Johnson went out and fought. I do not think so. I believe Timothy Johnson came out and fell. His task was to get out and fall. It's my personal opinion. I didn't watch the fight live. I found out the result and said: "That's it, congratulations." And then I watched the fight and saw that Timothy Johnson did not work the way he always does. He went out and set himself up. It's my personal opinion. I am a person who has been in MMA for a long time. And I see when people are fighting, and when they go out and do not understand what. My opinion: Timothy Johnson set himself up.
Not the fact that he was paid something. He just walked out ... Maybe out of respect for Fedor. I am not claiming that someone agreed with him. But Timothy Johnson did not fight in this fight. He did not fight the way he fought Cheik Kongo, the way he fought the same Moldavian, even. He didn't fight.
My opinion - he went out and set himself up, fell. This is my point of view. This does not mean that Timothy was paid money to fall. Maybe he decided inside himself that he respects Fedor, went out and ... Well, he didn't fight. He did not fight in this fight. I didn’t see him fighting the way he fought in other fights, ”Kharitonov said.
