The opponent of the Turkmen fighter Dovletjan Yagshimuradov at the Bellator 277 tournament will be Tony Johnson from USA. It is reported by Sports Illustrated.
According to the source, the fight is scheduled for April 15 and will be held as part of the Bellator 277 tournament card. The main event of Bellator 277 will be the light heavyweight title fight between Russian Vadim Nemkov and American Corey Anderson.
32-year-old Dovletjan Yagshimuradov received a contract with the Bellator promotion in December 2020. The athlete became the first Bellator fighter from Turkmenistan. He has 18 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw in MMA. Yagshimuradov became the champion in the Russian organization ACB (2018) and retained the title after the formation of the ACA league (2019).
38-year-old Tony Johnson spent 12 fights in his career, suffering three defeats.