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Ryan Bader to defend heavyweight title vs. Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273

Ryan Bader had been in the heavyweight championship for over two years. For the first time, they are ready to defend it. Pirko received sensational news when it was announced that Bader would be vying for the title on January 29 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix against Valentine Moldowski, the biggest and top contender for the title in the Blatter 273 and student of Fedor Emelianenko. ۔ This thrilling and exciting event will air on showtime after the prelims broadcast on YouTube. Now let's talk about Bader: Bader (28-7 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) has not competed in heavyweight since September 7, 2019, when he ended the fight after accidentally planting an eyeball in the first round. The Czech Republic retained its title without a contest. Since then, Bader has focused on lightweight. Bader lost his 205-pound title to Vadim Nemkov in Bellator 244 in August 2020, after resuming Bellator events after a hiatus due to the CoVID-19 epidemic. Instead of defending his heavyweight title after the loss, Bader chose to enter the ballot light. Heavyweight Grand Prix where he defeated Leuto Machida by a unanimous decision before losing to Corey Anderson in the first round of the semifinals last October. Bader will now turn his attention to Heavyweight and Moldowski (11-1 MMA, 6-0 BMMA). Moldowski has beaten Linton Wessel, Javie Ayala, Roy Nelson, and most recently Tim Johnson, in a series of six fights to win. Five of Moldavsky's six wins are unanimous. In addition to the heavyweight title headliner, Bellator also announced a bantamweight bout between former champion Darwin Caldwell and UFC veteran Enrique Barzola. Caldwell (15-5 MMA, 12-5 BMMA) will try to start a two-fight losing streak, including a first-round submission against featherweight champion A.J. Mickey at the Promotion Grand Prix in November 2020. Caldwell returned to Bantamweight last May at Belitar 259, where he lost to Leandro Hugo in a rematch. For Bara (16-5-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), this fight will be their promotional debut after their exit from the UFC, where they won 6-3-1 from November 2015 to March 2020. Barzola has expired his UFC term. Fear the majority against Queen Yahya. The question is, will Ryan be able to defend his title? Will the heavyweight championship change? Please share your opinion. Thank you.Because your opinion is the most important thing to us. Subscribe now and be part of the Global Networks.


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