The head of Bellator said that Shlemenko expressed a desire to perform at the tournament in Moscow

“A lot of Russian fighters want to fight at our tournament in Moscow.

I feel how important it is to them.

I had a conversation with Shlemenko about his speech on October 23rd.

He wants to fight in Moscow, this is the legend of the promotion.

Now he is not on a contract with us, but when I first came to Bellator, he, Koreshkov and Minakov had already made a name for themselves.

I think we will soon announce all the fights of the tournament, ”Cocker said in an interview with Alexander Lyutikov's Youtube channel. 

Bellator tournament in Moscow will take place on October 23 in Moscow.

In the main battle of the evening, Fedor Emelianenko will fight with American Timothy Johnson.

Musashi had previously knocked out Salter and defended the Bellator title.