The heavyweight additions
continue for Bellator Fighting Championships as the promotion has added the
undefeated Vitaly Minakov to the heavyweight ranks. Minakov joins Bellator
fresh off a vicious knockout of Bellator veteran Eddie Sanchez, and is ready to
take his talents stateside and compete with the world’s best fighters.
“Becoming a Bellator fighter
means that all my hard work in the gym and training has all paid off,” Minakov
said. “It means myself and my entire team were working in the right direction,
and we did everything right.”
Undefeated at 8-0, the
four-time World Sambo Champion boasts an outstanding ground game to complement
a striking game that has earned the improving Minakov three knockout wins in
his last four victories.
Represented by Fight Nights,
which is headed by Kamil Gadjiev, Minakov is set to make his Bellator debut
shortly and already has his sights set on a future Bellator Heavyweight
Tournament. Minakov is also represented stateside by Alexei Zhernakov, who is the
VP of RusFighters Sports Club.
“With my current training
regimen, I feel like I am fully prepared for a future Bellator Tournament,”
Minakov said. “I want everyone to know that I’m not here just to ‘take part’ in
a Bellator Tournament, but to win it all and become a Bellator Champion.”
“There has been tremendous
buzz about Vitaly worldwide,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney.
“He has an incredible Sambo background and a very solid stand up game. His
potential after just eight fights is very high and we are excited to have him
joining Bellator.”
For more information, visit
Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman
& CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator Fighting
Championships
Bellator Fighting
Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in
Chicago. Bellator, Latin for Warrior, is partnered with entertainment industry
leaders Viacom and Fremantle Entertainment, and is the world’s leading
tournament-based mixed martial arts organization. Bellator’s Founder, Chairman
& CEO Bjorn Rebney is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment
professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of
MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is
comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production,
television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship
creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising,
publicity and commission relations.
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