Vitaly Minakov is back in action and back home.
Officials announced Monday that the former heavyweight champion is set to fight Tyrell Fortune (11-1, 1 NC) at Bellator’s upcoming event in Moscow on Oct. 23. This will be Minakov’s first fight since August 2019. The bout was first reported by TASS.
This will also be just the third fight for Minakov (22-1) since he returned to Bellator two years ago. Minakov went 5-0 in his first run with Bellator before parting ways with the promotion following a contract dispute. He then went 7-0 for Russia’s Fight Nights Global before re-signing with Bellator in 2019 and losing a unanimous decision to Cheick Kongo at Bellator 216.