Anatoly Tokov vs. Sharaf Davlatmurodov, Four Other Bouts Added to Bellator 269 Lineup

Anatoly Tokov will return to action for the first time since October 2019 when he squares off against Sharaf Davlatmurodov in a middleweight bout at Bellator 269.

Promotion officials on Wednesday announced the pairing, which is set for the evening’s main draw on Oct. 23. Bellator 269 takes place at VTB Arena in Moscow and is headlined by a heavyweight duel pitting Fedor Emelianenko against Timothy Johnson. The card will air on Showtime, with broadcast details to be announced soon.

Additionally, four contests were confirmed for the Bellator 269 preliminary card: Vladimir Tokov vs. Aymard Guih at lightweight; Aiden Lee vs. Alexander Osetrov at featherweight; Gadzi Rabadanov vs. Alexander Belikh at featherweight and Darina Mazdyuk vs. Katarzyna Sadura at flyweight.

The 31-year-old Tokov has been victorious in his first five appearances since signing with the California-based promotion, posting notable wins over ex-middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko and UFC veteran Gerald Harris. Most recently, the former Absolute Championship Berkut, M-1 Global and Rizin competitor earned a second-round TKO victory against Hracho Darpinyan at Bellator 229 in October 2019.

Known as “Wolfhound,” the 29-year-old Davlatmurodov will enter his Bellator debut on a six-bout winning streak. Davlatmurodov has compiled an 18-3 record since beginning his professional tenure in 2015, earning notable triumphs against the likes of UFC veteran Ben Alloway, PFL competitor Joilton Lutterbach and ex-Bellator title challenger Brett Cooper.