Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson
October 23, 2021 VTB Arena, Moscow Showtime (Main card at 2 p.m. ET); YouTube (Prelims at 11 a.m. ET)
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Main Card
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Timothy Johnson
- Said Sowma def. Vitaly Minakov Said Sowma def. Vitaly Minakov via third-round TKO (3:08) (injury stoppage)
- Usman Nurmagomedov def. Patrik Pietila Usman Nurmagomedov def. Patrik Pietila via sub (RNC) (R1, 4:06)
- Anatoly Tokov def. Sharaf Davlatmurodov Anatoly Tokov def. Sharaf Davlatmurodov via split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29)
Undercard
- Kirill Sidelnikov def. Rab Truesdale Kirill Sidelnikov def. Rab Truesdale via first-round TKO (2:01)
- Katarzyna Sadura def. Darina Mazdyuk Katarzyna Sadura def. Darina Mazdyuk via second-round TKO (3:17)
- Irina Alekseeva def. Stephanie Page Irina Alekseeva def. Stephanie Page via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
- Nikita Mikhailov def. Brian Moore Nikita Mikhailov def. Brian Moore via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
- Alexey Shurkevich def. Grachik Bozinyan Alexey Shurkevich def. Grachik Bozinyan via first-round KO (2:25)
- Aiden Lee def. Alexander Osetrov Aiden Lee def. Alexander Osetrov via sub (RNC) (R1, 3:41)