Andrey Koreshkov
1990 (35 лет)Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2
Douglas Lima, Andrey Koreshkov
Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2 was held on November 10, 2016 at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. The event was headlined by two of the world's top Welterweights. Bellator champion Andrey Koreshkov met former champion Bellator Douglas Lima in a rematch in the main event. Koreshkov won the welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Lima at Bellator 140. He defended the belt earlier this year with a dominant win over former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson at Bellator 153. Lima won the vacant welterweight title with a second-round TKO of Rick Hawn at Bellator 117. After a lengthy layoff, he fought Koreshkov and lost via unanimous decision. After his loss to Koreshkov, he was out for a full year, but came back in July to defeat Paul Daley at Bellator 158.
Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2
Bellator 219: Awad vs. Girtz
Brandon Girtz, Saad Awad
Bellator 219: Awad vs. Girtz took place on March 29, 2019 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. The event aired on Paramount Network and DAZN. The event was expected to feature a welterweight bout between Andrey Koreshkov and Lorenz Larkin. However, Larkin pulled out on March 1 due to undisclosed reasons. Koreshkov remained on the card facing Michael Jasper. A lightweight bout between Saad Awad and Brandon Girtz was announced as the new main event.
Bellator 219: Awad vs. Girtz
Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs. Larkin
Lorenz Larkin, Andrey Koreshkov
Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs. Larkin took place on October 4, 2019 at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. The event took place on Paramount Network and DAZN. The event featured a welterweight bout between former Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov and Lorenz Larkin.
Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs. Larkin
Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter
Gegard Mousasi, John Salter
Gegard Mousasi vs. John Salter (Middleweight) Andrey Koreshkov vs. Sabah Homasi (Welterweight) Magomed Magomedov vs. Raufeon Stots (Bantamweight) Davion Franklin vs. Everett Cummings (Heavyweight) Ty Gwerder vs. Khadzhimurat Bestaev (Middleweight)
Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter
Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani
Andrey Koreshkov, Chidi Njokuani
The main event featured former Bellator Welterweight Champion Andrey Koreshkov versus Chidi Njokuani. It was originally scheduled as a welterweight bout, but Njokuani missed weight so the bout was contested at a catchweight of 175 pounds. The co-main event of Brennan Ward against Fernando Gonzalez was set to be a catchweight bout of 178 pounds. However, Gonzalez weighed in at 180 pounds. Gabby Holloway was originally scheduled to face Talita Nogueira on this card. However, on August 1, Holloway withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Amanda Bell.
Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani
Bellator 206: Mousasi vs. MacDonald
Gegard Mousasi, Rory MacDonald
The event saw Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald move up to the middleweight division to challenge Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi for the Bellator middleweight title. MacDonald was attempting to become the second multi-division champion in Bellator history, after former Bellator bantamweight and featherweight champion Joe Warren. In addition, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson met rival and former PRIDE FC middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva for the fourth time in their respective careers. Going into this fight, Silva held a 2-1 advantage in the series.
Bellator 206: Mousasi vs. MacDonald
Bellator 203: Pitbull vs. Weichel 2
Patricio Freire, Daniel Weichel
Bellator 203: Pitbull vs. Weichel 2 took place on July 14, 2018 at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The event aired via tape delay in prime time on Paramount Network. The main event featured a rematch between Featherweight champion Patricio Freire and challenger Daniel Weichel. The pair previously met at Bellator 138 in June 2015, where Freire won via knockout in the second round.
Bellator 203: Pitbull vs. Weichel 2
