As Timothy Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky prepare to fight for a Bellator MMA interim heavyweight title, at the very least the promotion can breathe a sigh of relief; neither man can likely make 205 pounds.
Nearly two years since lineal titleholder Ryan Bader’s last defense and with the former two-division champ advancing through the ongoing light heavyweight grand prix, the promotion has finally conceded to reality, booking Johnson and Moldavsky at Bellator 261 for an interim strap and giving the rest of the division something towards which to work. Not that stagnation and neglect are anything new to the Bellator heavyweight title picture.