Bellator 269
| Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson | ||||
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| A poster or logo for Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson. | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | October 23, 2021 | |||
| Venue | VTB Arena | |||
| City | Moscow, Russia | |||
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Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson (also known as Bellator Moscow) was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 23, 2021 at VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.
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Background
On the second last bout of his contract, Fedor Emelianenko was announced to be returning on October 23rd, 2021 against a TBA opponent at the VTB Arena in Moscow.[1][2][3][4] The opponent was later revealed to be #2 ranked Timothy Johnson.[5][6][7]
A heavyweight bout between Vitaly Minakov and Tyrell Fortune was scheduled as a comain for this event.[8] However in August, it was announced that Fortune pulled out due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Said Sowma.[9]
A welterweight bout between Grachik Bozinyan and Ross Houston was scheduled for this event, however Houston had to pull out of the bout due to medical issues.[10] Bozinyan was rescheduled against Alexey Shurkevich, whose opponent Christian Eckerlin also pulled out.[11]
A welterweight bout between Rustam Khabilov and Andrey Koreshkov was scheduled for this event.[12] However the bout was scrapped after Khabilov came down with a sickness.[11]
A lightweight bout between Vladimir Tokov and Aymard Guih was scheduled for this event, however Guih was not allowed to fight for medical reasons the day before the event and the bout was scratched.[13]
At the weigh-ins, Aiden Lee and Gadzhi Rabadanov missed weight for his bout. Lee weighed in at 147.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit and Rabadanov weighed in at 148.8 lb, 2.8 pounds over the featherweight limit. Aiden Lee vs. Alexander Osetrov bout proceeded at catchweight and Lee was fined a percentage of his purse which went to his opponent. Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Alexander Belikh however was scrapped due to medical complication from Gadzhi's weight cut.[14][15]
Results
| Fight card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Timothy Johnson | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:46 | |
| Heavyweight | Said Sowma | def. | Vitaly Minakov | TKO (finger injury) | 3 | 3:08 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Usman Nurmagomedov | def. | Patrik Pietilä | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Middleweight | Anatoly Tokov | def. | Sharaf Davlatmurodov | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Kirill Sidelnikov | def. | Rab Truesdale | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Katarzyna Sadura | def. | Darina Mazdyuk | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:17 | |
| Catchweight (130 lb) | Irina Alekseeva | def. | Stephanie Ielö Page | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Nikita Mikhailov | def. | Brian Moore | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Alexey Shurkevich | def. | Grachik Bozinyan | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Catchweight (147.5 lb) | Aiden Lee | def. | Alexander Osetrov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:41 | [lower-alpha 1] |
- ↑ Originally a featherweight bout; Lee missed weight.
See also
- 2021 in Bellator MMA
- List of Bellator MMA events
- List of current Bellator fighters
- Bellator MMA Rankings
References
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