Minakov vs Sowma (Oct 23, 2021): How to Watch, Start Time, Predictions

On Saturday, October 23 at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia Vitaly Minakov will meet Said Sowma in a 3-round heavyweight bout.

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	Vitaly Minakov	Said Sowma
Country	Russia Bryansk, Russia	Suriname USA
Age	36 years	28 years
Pro	11 years	3 years
Height	6′ 3″ (191 cm)	6′ 0″ (183 cm)
Reach	76″ (194 cm)	76″ (194 cm)
Division	heavyweight (265 lbs / 120,2 kg)	heavyweight (265 lbs / 120,2 kg)
Stance	orthodox	orthodox
Titles	-	-
Record	22 - 1 - 0 (13 KOs)	7 - 2 - 0 (4 KOs)
KOs	59%	57%
Inactive	791 days	99 days
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Who has won?

Said Sowma won by retirement (RTD).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Saturday, October 23 at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Vitaly Minakov versus Said Sowma?

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Who fights on Saturday, October 23?
Fight card subject to change.

Division	Fighter #1	Fighter #2
heavyweight (265 lbs)	Fedor Emelianenko	Tim Johnson
heavyweight (265 lbs)	Vitaly Minakov	Said Sowma
welterweight (170 lbs)	Usman Nurmagomedov	Patrik Pietilä
middleweight (185 lbs)	Anatoly Tokov	Sharaf Davlatmurodov
heavyweight (265 lbs)	Kirill Sidelnikov	Rab Truesdale
lightweight (155 lbs)	Vladimir Tokov	Aymard Guih
flyweight (125 lbs)	Darina Mazdyuk	Katarzyna Sadura
flyweight (125 lbs)	Irina Alekseeva	Stéphanie Page
bantamweight (135 lbs)	Brian Moore	Nikita Mikhailov
welterweight (170 lbs)	Grachik Bozinyan	Alexey Shurkevich
featherweight (145 lbs)	Aiden Lee	Aleksandr Osetrov
featherweight (145 lbs)	Gadzhi Rabadanov	Alexander Belikh

Vitaly Minakov

Vitaly Minakov is a Russian MMA artist.
As a professional athlete, Minakov has been performing for 11 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Vitaly Minakov took place on August 24, 2019 against Timothy Johnson.
Minakov won by knockout (KO).

First world title

On November 15, 2013 Vitaly Minakov became the Bellator MMA heavyweight champion.
The Russian defeated world champion Alexander Volkov.

MMA record

Total fights: 23
Wins: 22
Wins by KO: 13
Wins by subm: 7
Wins by dec: 2
Losses: 1
Losses by KO: 0
Losses by subm: 0
Losses by dec: 1
Draws: 0

MMA career

How many fights did Vitaly Minakov have?

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Date	Opponent	Result
2021-10-23	Said Sowma	Loss TKO (Finger Injury)
2019-08-24	Tim Johnson	Win KO (Punches)
2019-02-16	Cheick Kongo	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2017-12-16	Tony Johnson	Win TKO (Punches)
2017-06-02	Antonio Silva	Win KO (Punches)
2017-02-23	D.J. Linderman	Win KO (Punches)
2016-06-17	Peter Graham	Win Submission (Armbar)
2015-12-11	Josh Copeland	Win Submission (Kimura)
2015-09-25	Geronimo dos Santos	Win Submission (Armbar)
2015-07-31	Adam Maciejewski	Win TKO (Punches)
2014-04-04	Cheick Kongo	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2013-11-15	Alexander Volkov	Win TKO (Punches)
2013-07-31	Ryan Martinez	Win TKO (Punches)
2013-06-19	Ron Sparks	Win KO (Punches)
2012-11-02	Vladimir Starcencov	Win TKO (Punches)
2012-09-17	Fabiano Scherner	Win TKO (Punches)
2012-06-07	Eddie Sanchez	Win KO (Punch)
2012-04-14	Karol Celinski	Win TKO (Corner Stoppage)
2011-06-29	Ivan Frolov	Win Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2011-04-21	Juan Espino	Win TKO (Punches)
2010-12-10	Valeriy Shcherbakov	Win Submission (Armbar)
2010-07-22	Vitalii Yalovenko	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2010-07-14	Alexander Zubachov	Win Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2010-04-10	Ruslan Kabdulin	Win Submission (Armbar)

All Vitaly Minakov's losses

Who all beat Vitaly Minakov?

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Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
2021-10-23	Said Sowma	Loss TKO (Finger Injury)
2019-02-16	Cheick Kongo	Loss Decision (Unanimous)

Vitaly Minakov Highlights

Said Sowma

Said Sowma is a Surinamese MMA artist.
As a professional athlete, Sowma has been performing for 3 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Said Sowma took place on July 16, 2021 against Ronny Markes.
Sowma won by knockout (KO).

MMA record

Total fights: 9
Wins: 7
Wins by KO: 4
Wins by subm: 1
Wins by dec: 2
Losses: 2
Losses by KO: 1
Losses by subm: 0
Losses by dec: 1
Draws: 0

MMA career

How many fights did Said Sowma have?

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Date	Opponent	Result
2023-04-21	Tim Johnson	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2022-08-12	Gokhan Saricam	Loss Decision (Split)
2022-02-19	Davion Franklin	Loss Decision (Split)
2021-10-23	Vitaly Minakov	Win TKO (Finger Injury)
2021-07-16	Ronny Markes	Win KO (Punches)
2020-11-05	Tyrell Fortune	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2020-09-25	Bobby Brents	Win TKO (Punches)
2020-08-15	Dustin Clements	Win Submission
2020-02-28	Jermayne Barnes	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2019-12-13	Marino Eatman	Win TKO (Punches)
2019-04-26	Jimmy Lawson	Win Decision (Unanimous)
2018-10-20	Quentin Henry	Win TKO (Punches and Elbows)
2018-04-06	Steve Mowry	Loss TKO (Retirement)

All Said Sowma's losses

Who all beat Said Sowma?

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Date	Opponent	Result
2023-04-21	Tim Johnson	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2022-08-12	Gokhan Saricam	Loss Decision (Split)
2022-02-19	Davion Franklin	Loss Decision (Split)
2020-11-05	Tyrell Fortune	Loss Decision (Unanimous)
2018-04-06	Steve Mowry	Loss TKO (Retirement)

Said Sowma Highlights

Latest Odds

Minakov to win: 1/7
Sowma to win: 5/1
Draw: 17/1

Prediction

Who will win: Minakov or Sowma?

Minakov and Sowma are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the fighters will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Vitaly Minakov will win by technical knockout.

- Joshua Cook,
sports editor

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