FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINED BY MATT MITRIONE VS. SERGEI KHARITONOV IN HEAVYWEIGHT CLASH

SATURDAY’S CARD TO FEATURE ‘MVP’ VS. PAUL DALEY IN WELTERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX GRUDGE MATCH & A HEAVYWEIGHT NO. 1 CONTENDER’S BOUT PITTING CHEICK KONGO AGAINST VITALY MINAKOV

LOS ANGELES - Op februari 15 en 16, Bellator returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. for two back-to-back nights of exciting MMA action.

Op Vrijdag, the event will be anchored by a heavyweight battle betweenMatt Mitrione (13-6) enSergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC), while Saturday’s show will see the long-awaited matchup betweenMichael “Venom” Page (13-0) enPaul Daley (40-16-2) headline in a Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix opening round pairing. Bovendien, the card will also see a heavyweight No. 1 contender’s bout betweenCheick Kongo (29-10-2) and undefeated former Bellator heavyweight championVitaly Minakov (21-0).

Tickets for both events are available early through an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale beginning Wednesday, December. 5 bij 10 a.m. EN. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday, December. 7 bij 10 a.m. EN. Tickets can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, evenals Ticketmaster en Bellator.com. Fans kunnen besparen door kaartjes voor beide evenementen te kopen via het "Back-to-Back Pack"!”Bezoek Ticketmaster.com voor meer details.

Bellator: Mitrione versus. Kharitonov wordt vrijdag uitgezonden, Februari 15 op Paramount Network op 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT en zal LIVE streamen op DAZN.

Bellator: MVP versus. Daleystreamt exclusief op DAZN op zaterdag, Februari 16 bij 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. De voorbereidende actie voor beide evenementen wordt gestreamd op Bellator.com en wereldwijd op de Bellator Mobile App. Extra periodes zal worden aangekondigd in de komende weken.

Fresh off an impressive semi-final run in Bellator’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix, Matt Mitrione returns to action on February 15 against a true veteran in Sergei Kharitonov. The former Purdue football defensive lineman splits his training between Indianapolis and Combat Club in South Florida, and is in the best shape of his fighting career. Onlangs, Mitrione has defeatedRoy Nelson enFedor Emelianenko, adding to an already-impressive list of career victories.The man dubbed “The Paratrooper,” Kharitonov is the owner of an equally notable MMA resume, with the 38-year-old scoring wins against some of the sport’s most marquee names, including an incredible performance against Roy Nelson, as well as Fabricio Werdum, Andrei Arlovski, Pedro Rizzo, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Alistair Overeem.

One of the most unorthodox strikers to ever compete for Bellator, "MVP" heeft zich gestaag opgewerkt in de weltergewichtrangen sinds hij zich bij de organisatie heeft aangemeld 2013. Known for his antics both inside the cage and out, elk Michael Page-gevecht is entertainment dat je gezien moet hebben. Met een ongeslagen record van 13-0, en 11 van die overwinningen die door onderbreking komen, the 31-year-old out of London Shootfighters finally meets up with fellow Brit and longtime rival, Paul Daley. A veteran of Strikeforce, UFC and BAMMA, Nottingham’s Daley has competed professionally since 2003. Throughout his career, "Semtex" was de helft van enkele van de meest memorabele periodes in de geschiedenis van MMA, waaronder eenknock-out van het jaar over Brennan Ward in 2017.

A rematch ofBellator 115, Cheick Kongo will look for redemption against Bellator’s longest reigning heavyweight champion, when Vitaly Minakov returns for his first fight with the promotion since 2014. A winner of seven straight, including two consecutive first-round knockouts overTimothy JohnsonenJavy Ayala, Kongo has earned the opportunity to compete in a No. 1 contender’s bout. Undefeated as a professional, Minakov earned a victory against Alexander Volkov, as well as a previous win against Kongo, in his previous Bellator stint, and later continued his winning ways in Russia against “Bigfoot” Silva and Tony Johnson. The two now meet to determine who will go on to face the winner of Fedor Emelianenko andRyan Bader.

Bijgewerkt Bellator: Mitrione versus. KharitonovStrijd kaart:

Zwaargewicht Main Event-gevecht: Matt Mitrione (13-6) vs.Sergei Kharitonov(29-7, 1 NC)

Bijgewerkt Bellator: MVP versus. DaleyStrijd kaart:

Weltergewicht World Grand Prix Matchup: Michael Pagina (13-0) vs.Paul Daley(40-16-2)

Zwaargewicht hoofdkaartgevecht: Cheick Kongo(29-10-2) vs.Vitaly Minakov (21-0)

*Kaart kan worden gewijzigd

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