Famed mixed martial arts veteran Oleg Taktarov shared his expectations for his upcoming fight of Fedor Emelianenko and Timothy Johnson.
On October 23 at the "VTB Arena" in Moscow, Bellator 269 mixed martial arts evening will be held, which will be the first event of the promotion in Russia. The tournament will be headlined by the bout between legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko and American Timothy Johnson.
Former UFC two-weight champion Daniel Cormier believes that famed Fedor Emelianenko could not have succeeded in the American organization in 2009-2011.
Middleweight Alexander Shlemenko reported that he discussed with Bellator president Scott Coker the possibility of a rematch with Gegard Mousasi.
Former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has challenged former two-division champion of the promotion Conor McGregor.
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov wished Fedor Emelianenko good luck in his upcoming fight with Timothy Johnson.
Scott Coker, the president of the Bellator Promotion, responded to a question about the possible signing of Alexander Emelianenko to the organization. The functionary stated that this was out of the question, and that the last time he spoke with Alexander was about 15 years ago.
Scott Coker, president of Bellator, said Brock Lesnar refused to fight Fedor Emelianenko.
MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko on his Instagram announced the date of his fight with MMA veteran Jeff Monson. The fight will take place on December 10.
In anticipation of the fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Timothy Johnson, the bookmakers changed their odds for the winner of this meeting. If after the announcement of the battle "The Last Emperor" opened as a slight favorite, now experts are leaning towards the American.
