Bellator 239 Results: Yaroslav Amosov Tops Ed Ruth

Bellator 239 ResultsLowKickMMA will be bringing you Bellator 239 results from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma tonight (Fri. February 21, 2020). In the main event of the night, welterweights Yaroslav Amosov and Ed Ruth will go head-to-head. The co-main event will also see lightweights Myles Jury and Brandon Gritz go up against one another. A […]

Bellator 239 Results

LowKickMMA will be bringing you Bellator 239 results from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma tonight (Fri. February 21, 2020).

In the main event of the night, welterweights Yaroslav Amosov and Ed Ruth will go head-to-head. The co-main event will also see lightweights Myles Jury and Brandon Gritz go up against one another. A heavyweight matchup between Tim Johnson and Tyrell Fortune will also take place on the main card.

Check out the official Bellator 239 results here below:

Bellator 239 Results

Main Card:

  • Welterweight: Yaroslav Amosov def. Ed Ruth via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Lightweight: Myles Jury def. Brandon Girtz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Heavyweight: Tim Johnson def. Tyrell Fortune via R1 KO (punch, 2:35)
  • Heavyweight: Valentin Moldavsky def. Javy Ayala via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-24, 30-24)

Preliminary Card:

  • Light Heavyweight: Christian Edwards def. Marco Hutch via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)
  • Bantamweight: Keith Lee def. Shawn Bunch via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-27)
  • Featherweight: TeeJay Britton def. Gabriel Varga via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Flyweight: Denise Kielholtz def. Kristina Williams via R1 submission (rear-naked choke, 2:15)
  • Featherweight: Solo Hatley Jr. def. Gaston Bolanos via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Bantamweight: Josh Hill def. Vinicius Zani via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Light Heavyweight: Grant Neal def. Claude Wilcox via R3 TKO (strikes, 3:37)
  • Catchweight: Kyle Crutchmer def. Scott Futrell via R1 submission (anaconda choke, 2:58)
  • Featherweight: Cris Lencioni def. Salim Mukhidinov via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Featherweight: Kevin Croom def. Adil Benjilany via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Lightweight: Chris Gonzalez def. Aaron McKenzie via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
  • Heavyweight: Davion Franklin def. J.W. Kiser R1 via TKO (punches, 1:40)

Ed Ruth vs. Yaroslav Amosov to Headline Bellator 239

Bellator 239 has its main event, with welterweights Ed Ruth and Yaroslav Amosov set to do battle in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Ed Ruth came up short in last year’s welterweight grand prix when he was defeated by Neiman Gracie at Bellator 213. This would b…

Bellator 239 has its main event, with welterweights Ed Ruth and Yaroslav Amosov set to do battle in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Ed Ruth came up short in last year’s welterweight grand prix when he was defeated by Neiman Gracie at Bellator 213. This would be the first loss in Ruth’s professional career. But the three-time Division […]

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Bellator 213 Highlights: Neiman Gracie Submits Ed Ruth

Another fight has been completed in the opening round of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. Earlier tonight (Dec. 15), Neiman Gracie and Ed Ruth did battle in a bout featuring two undefeated 170-pounders. The winner would be guaranteed a title…

Another fight has been completed in the opening round of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. Earlier tonight (Dec. 15), Neiman Gracie and Ed Ruth did battle in a bout featuring two undefeated 170-pounders. The winner would be guaranteed a title bout in round two of the tournament, as he’d be going one-on-one with the […]

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Ed Ruth Wants Fights With Rory MacDonald & Michael Page

Ed Ruth wants to go straight to the wolves in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Ruth is coming off a second-round TKO victory over Andy Murad back in June at Bellator 201. The win improved Ruth’s perfect professional mixed martial arts record…

Ed Ruth wants to go straight to the wolves in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Ruth is coming off a second-round TKO victory over Andy Murad back in June at Bellator 201. The win improved Ruth’s perfect professional mixed martial arts record to 6-0. Despite being an NCAA Division I wrestling champion, Ruth has quickly shown […]

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Bellator Reveals Opening Round Of Welterweight Grand Prix

The Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix bracket is official.

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The Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix tournament bracket is officially set and will kick off at Bellator 206 on September 29, 2018.

Earlier today (Aug. 6, 2018) Bellator announced the bracket seedings for the welterweight GP via Instagram. But the news didn’t stop there, as they announced Paul Daley as one of the eight men involved in the tournament.

Daley’s participation was in question due to his ongoing contract issues with the promotion, but now that is all squared away, Daley is in.

The bracket breaks down as such:

One one side of the bracket Michael “Venom” Page (13-0) will take on fellow Brit Paul “Semtex” Daley (40-16-2) in a grudge match years in the making. Joining them on that side of the bracket are two former champions in Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (29-7) and Andrey “The Spartan” Koreshkov (21-2).

On the other side of the bracket waits reigning welterweight champion Rory “Red King” MacDonald (20-4) defending his belt against Jon Fitch (31-7-1). The winner of that bout will take on either Neiman Gracie (8-0) or fellow unbeaten prospect “EZ” Ed Ruth (6-0).

It seems Scott Coker has thought this Grand Prix out well after all this isn’t his first rodeo. Yaroslav Amasov (20-0) will fight Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin (19-7) with the winner earning the coveted alternate spot should one of the eight participants be unable to compete. It should be noted that reigning UFC double champ Daniel “DC” Cormier won the Strikeforce heavyweight GP as an alternate.

All fights are expected to be five-round affairs regardless of where and when they take place on the card. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this tournament is that the welterweight title will be up for grabs a total of three times. So, in theory, we could see a new 170-pound champion be crowned three more times in 2018.

The welterweight GP kicks off Sept. 29 at Bellator 206 with Daley vs. Page; the event will be the first on the streaming platform DAZN.

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Ed Ruth Returns at Bellator 196

Ed Ruth has decided to make a weight class change for his next fight. Bellator MMA officials confirmed to MMAjunkie on Tuesday afternoon that Ruth is slated to drop down to welterweight and fight Laszlo Furko at the upcoming Bellator 196 event. With th…

Ed Ruth has decided to make a weight class change for his next fight. Bellator MMA officials confirmed to MMAjunkie on Tuesday afternoon that Ruth is slated to drop down to welterweight and fight Laszlo Furko at the upcoming Bellator 196 event. With this fight being announced, it has completed the main card.  Ruth, who […]

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