In a possible farewell fight, Fedor Emelianenko defeats Tim Johnson with a brutal knockout at Bellator 269

F. Emelianenko defeats T. Johnson in Bellator 269. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

Whoever is king never loses his majesty. In a possible farewell fight, valid for the main fight of the Bellator 269 this Saturday (23), the legend Fedor Emelianenko He spared no effort and, with the support of his fans, brutalized Tim Johnson in the first round. The duel took place in Moscow, Russia.

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In an interview at Decagon, Fedor thanked the audience present for their support and valued the hosts' performance on the card. He also avoided talking about retirement. At 45 years old, the 'Last Emperor' has a record of 40 wins, six losses and one unsuccessful fight.

Johnson, in turn, feels the 'bitter taste' of his eighth career setback. He also has 15 triumphs as a professional.

The fight

Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Johnson started the duel with a lot of study, despite the first action being taken by the Russian, who encountered a series of direct shots from close range – premeditating what was about to happen.

Tense in combat, the North American tried to get into his opponent's guard and was frustrated by his opponent. And, with one sequence, the 'Last Emperor' brutalized his opponent, who fell knocked out in the Bellator decagon, in Russia.

Bellator 269 results

MAIN CARD 

Heavyweight: Fedor Emelianenko defeated Timothy Johnson by knockout at 1m46s of R1

Heavyweight: Said Sowma defeated Vitaly Minakov via TKO at 3:08 of R3

Married weight: Usman Nurmagomedov submitted Patrik Pietila with a rear naked choke at 4m06s of R1

Middleweight: Anatoly Tokov defeated Sharaf Davlatmurodov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Heavyweight: Kirill Sidelnikov defeated Rab Truesdale via TKO at 2:01 of R1

Flyweight: Katarzyna Sadura defeated Darina Mazdyuk via TKO at 3:17 of R2

Married weight: Irina Alekseeva defeated Stephanie Page via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Bantamweight: Nikita Mikhailov defeated Brian Moore via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight: Alexey Shurkevich knocked out Grachik Bozinyan at 2:25 of R1

Featherweight: Aiden Lee submitted Alexander Osetrov with a rear naked choke at 3:41 of R1