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Minakov: Contract dispute with Bellator delaying UFC debut
- Updated: September 15, 2016
As far as Vitaly Minakov is concerned, he would already be fighting for the UFC had Bellator not interfered.
BloodyElbow’s Karim Zidan confirmed that Minakov will likely transition to the UFC in 2017. Speaking to Russian outlet izvestia.ru, the former heavyweight champion revealed that this was indeed likely to be the case, though he was uncertain when the move would occur because of Bellator’s “strange” behaviour.
“I had signed a contract with [Bellator], not on the number of matches, but for a certain period of three years,” said …
