No Country For ‘Old’ Men: Fortune Plans To Dominate Bellator’s Heavyweights

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Bellator 239: “Ruth vs. Amasov” takes place this weekend (Fri., Feb. 21, 2020) at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., airing live on Paramount Network and DAZN. The Welterweight main event pits three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion Ed Ruth (8-1) against unbeaten Ukrainian sensation Yaroslav Amosov (22-0).

Friday night’s card also includes a couple of Heavyweight bouts on the main card, one of which features Tyrell Fortune (8-0) facing former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Timothy Johnson (12-6). Johnson had several chances to reinvent himself in Bellator, but wound up taking knockout losses to Cheick Kongo and Vitaly Minakov instead. Things don’t get easier for him with Fortune in his future. The collegiate wrestling standout from Grand Canyon University has (along with his twin brother Tyree) made a successful transition to mixed martial arts (MMA) by letting his hands do the work standing, scoring five knockouts and adding in a rear naked choke against a bitter rival for good measure.

MMAmania.com recently spoke with Fortune coming in fresh off a technical knockout win over Zu Anyanwu in round two at Bellator 233 in the exact same venue.