With MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko retired, the door is open for the next best fighter from Russia. Unbeaten Bellator MMA heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov very well may be a candidate for that title. But he’s not ready to talk about that just yet. Minakov (13-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) tonight defends his title against Cheick Kongo (20-8-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) at Bellator 115, which takes place at Reno Events Center in Nevada with a main card on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET following prelims on Spike.com at 7 p.m. ET.
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Bellator 115′s Vitaly Minakov may be Russia’s best fighter, but ask him later – MMA Junkie