Bellator 261 Results: Valentin Moldavsky captures interim title, Liz Carmouche steamrolls Kana Watanabe

Bellator MMA crowned its first interim heavyweight champion on Friday when Valentin Moldavsky defeated Timothy Johnson in the Bellator 261 main event. After a competitive first round, Moldavsky got the better of the exchanges late in the second stanza. Moldavsky was the more active fighter, taking the fight to Johnson. The two engaged in spirited exchanges, but Moldavsky was clearly winning the fight. He was outworking Johnson, unleashing his combinations are a higher rate and connecting more.