Interim titles are a rare occurance in Bellator, but we are now going to be treated to a situation at the top of the heavyweight division where a new king for the meantime is to be crowned.
The winner gets Ryan Bader, former dual champ that lost his light heavyweight title. But Bader remains the heavyweight champion and either winner here should be a stiff test for him. Timothy Johnson went on a wild run that led to three straight wins starting with the wild upset against wrestling phenom Tyrell Fortune via strikes, followed by a thrashing of Matt Mitrione.