Fighter Manager Sergei Bilostenny Alexander Skaredin, in a conversation with , admitted that the athlete’s team does not understand the future prospects after the purchase of Bellator by the PFL league.
In mid-November, Bellator’s takeover of the PFL league was officially announced. According to PFL head Don Davis, all Bellator fighters will be available to the PFL. However, next year, Bellator will operate as a separate promotion, but under the leadership of the PFL. In 2024, the PFL intends to organize a tournament in the “champion versus champion” format. In late September, Bilostenny (11-3) defeated German Kasim Aras by technical knockout in his second Bellator fight. In his first fight in the promotion, the 27-year-old Russian lost by disqualification to American Tyrell Fortune.
— After the official announcement of the takeover of Bellator by the PFL league, we do not understand the situation regarding Bilostenny. There is not enough information yet. We know there will be eight events next year, which is very low considering Bellator’s large roster. And it will be almost impossible for all the guys to arrange fights. We are now trying to understand our actions and our capabilities. For example, the possibility of organizing one-off matches in other leagues. Now we are periodically interested in the situation and do not receive complete information. I think it’s time to disturb them. In general, unfortunately, there is no information about Bilostenny.
— How did you react to the purchase of Bellator?
– There is a double situation here. I just wonder how the PFL will evolve. We get used to something, and when the traditional way of life changes, it becomes interesting what will happen next. And it is not a fact that it will be better. From a manager’s perspective, the total number of fights that Bellator and PFL generated in the past will decrease in the future. As a result, we will see a reduction in the number of fights and opportunities for fighters. Let us remember the merger of DIA and WFCA into ACA. Some did a certain number of tournaments per year, others did the same. And then, with the creation of the ASA, there were fewer fights compared to what had been fought before by two organizations in total,” Skaredin told .
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