What time is Bellator 273 today? Schedule, main card start time for Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky

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Only one man can call himself the undisputed Bellator heavyweight champion. Inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix on Jan. 29, Ryan Bader and Valentin Moldavsky will meet to prove who's the top fighter in the heavyweight division at Bellator 273. 

Bader beat Fedor Emelianenko in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix finals to win the belt in 2019. He has only defended it once, against Cheick Kongo. That bout was a no-contest. Since that fight, he has focused on the light heavyweight division. Bader lost the Bellator light heavyweight title to Vadim Nemkov and recently competed in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, losing to Corey Anderson in October.

Moldavsky made his Bellator debut in 2017 and is on a six-fight win streak. A former RIZIN star, he beat Timothy Johnson in June to win the interim heavyweight title.

Sporting News has you covered with all the information you need to watch the fight on Saturday, including time, channel and fight card.

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What time does Bellator 273 start? 

  • Prelims: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Main Card: 10 p.m. ET
  • Main Event: 12 a.m. ET (approximately)

Bellator 273: Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky takes place on Jan. 29, with the prelims kicking things off around 7:30 p.m. ET. The main card on Showtime begins at 10 p.m. ET. Bader and Moldavsky should enter the cage around midnight. ET, depending on the length of the undercard bouts.

What channel is Bellator 273 on?

  • U.S.: Showtime, YouTube

The main card of Bellator 273 will be on Showtime. YouTube will be the home of the Bellator 273 prelims.

Bellator 273 fight card

Main card

  • Ryan Bader (c) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (ic) for the undisputed Bellator heavyweight title
  • Benson Henderson vs. Islam Mamedov; Lightweights
  • Henry Corrales vs. Aiden Lee; Featherweights
  • Sabah Homasi vs. Jaleel Willis; Welterweights

Prelims

  • Ben Parrish vs. Sullivan Cauley; Lightweights
  • Saad Awad vs. Chris Gonzalez; Lightweights
  • Darrion Caldwell vs. Enrique Barzola; Bantamweights
  • Nikita Mikhailov vs. Blaine Shutt; Bantamweights
  • Lucas Brennan vs. Ben Lugo; Featherweights
  • Dalton Rosta vs. Duane Johnson; Middleweights
  • Sullivan Cauley vs. Ben Parrish; Light Heavyweights
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Daniel Yanofsky is a combat sports editor at The Sporting News.