In a mostly uneventful title fight, linear Bellator heavyweight champion defeated the interim title-holder, Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273. After almost finishing his opponent in the first round, ‘Master’ had to rely on his wrestling and damage to outpoint the Russian and score the win. On Twitter, MMA pundits and fighters reacted to the contest.
Good start for Bader. Got the better of the striking exchanges and rattled Moldavsky bad early. The Russian got the takedown but didn't do a whole lot with it.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) January 30, 2022
10-9 Bader.