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Bellator champ Vitaly Minakov returns to action on 9/18 in Dagestan

Vitaly Minakov will return to action on a Fight Nights card in Dagestan on Sept. 18 vs. Brazil’s Geronimo “Mondragon” dos Santos.

This will be Minakov’s second fight in roughly 15 months since defending his Bellator title vs. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 115. He beat Adam Maciejewski at Fight Nights – Sochi in a matter of seconds on July 31.

Minakov (15-0) has 13 finishes and 2 decision wins to his name. He is 5-0 inside the Bellator cage, including TKO wins over former champ Alexander Volkov, Ryan Martinez and Ron Sparks. As well as the aforementioned decision win over Cheick Kongo.