Negotiations underway for fight between former Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakova with a former UFC fighter Marc Chasse an offer was also made to the representatives Francis Ngannou . The promoter announced it to Vladimir Khryunov .
Minakov will meet Briton Oli Thompson on March 29 in Moscow. The last time the 39-year-old Russian entered the octagon was in October 2021, when he lost to Said Souma at the Bellator Moscow tournament due to injury. Minakov has 22 wins and two losses in MMA. Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou has spent his last two fights in boxing, losing to Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Additionally, Ngannou, like Minakov, has a contract with the PFL. Mark Hunt, 49, has 13 wins, 14 losses and one draw. The Australian’s last fight listed in Sherdog took place in December 2018. From fall 2010 to winter 2018, Hunt competed in the UFC.
— There has always been a problem in martial arts: the presence of an idol, an athlete whose exploits would be unconditional and whose fights would interest everyone. Some time ago Vitaly made contact and decided that we would argue. Let’s see how it goes. I feel like together we don’t make mistakes. Vitaly will make a normal return. He is an athlete whose activities I would like to follow in the near future. We are negotiating with Mark Hunt regarding a possible fight in October-November in Russia. We exchanged our initial thoughts. I also called the promoter Ngannou, he is very upset about what happened in the fight with Joshua. I kept my promise to the Russian fans: I offered Ngannou a fight against Vitaly Minakov. According to all the rules. Ngannou’s team is very upset, it’s a bit unfair compared to, first of all, the supporters and those who organized this fight. How Anthony Joshua behaved,” Khryunov told .
Former Bellator and UFC fighter Thompson has a record of 22 wins and 16 losses. He is known to Russian fans for his fights with Alexei Oleynik, whom he knocked out in the first minute, and with Vyacheslav Datsik, to whom he lost by knockout. The PFL previously acquired the Bellator league.
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