Reigning Bellator heavyweight champion American Ryan Bader will face interim champion Russian Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273 on the night of January 30 in the United States. This was reported by the press service of the promotion.
Fedor Emelianenko’s student Valentin Moldavsky became the mandatory contender for the belt after defeating Tim Johnson, whom he defeated via decision at Bellator 261.
On account of the 38-year-old Bader, 28 wins and 7 losses, one more fight was declared invalid. The 29-year-old Moldavsky has 11 wins and 1 loss.
