LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s doubleheader return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. sou Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 has been completed with two stacked five-fight main cards and exciting preliminary matchups.
The main event of Friday’s card on Paramount Network, and simulcast on DAZN, will feature a heavyweight headliner, where former Bellator Grand Prix SemifinalistMatt Mitrione (13-6) faces Russian knockout artistSergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC). Rounding out the stacked main card will see undefeatedLogan Storley (9-0) meet SBG Dublin’sIon Pascu (18-9) nan wèltèr, former Bellator bantamweight champEduardo Dantas (20-6) return from injury to meet Hawaii’sToby Misech (12-6) at 135-pounds, and the electricMike Kimbel (2-0) making his main card debut against Rhode Island’sJohn Douma(3-1). The opener ofLa ap 215will be the promotional debut ofAustin Vanderford (6-0), who looks to remain undefeated againstCody Jones (6-2), a winner of four consecutive fights.
The prelims forLa ap 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov will be highlighted by a women’s featherweight contest featuringAmber Leibrock(3-2) kont Amanda Bell (5-5), as well as top heavyweight prospectSteve Mowry (5-0) pran sou Darion Abbey(Pro Debut).
A mere 24-hours later, La ap 216will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by one of the most intense grudge matches in MMA history. Nan samdi, Feb. 16,undefeated Michael "venen" Page (13-0) will enter the Bellator cage against 58-fight professionalPòl "semtex" Daley (40-16-2) in a first-round fight of Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix. The co-main event is a rematch between two heavyweights who undoubtedly will go down in the sport’s history books, lè Mirko CRO jandam (37-11-2, 1 NC) makes his Bellator debut againstRoy “Big Country” Nelson (23-16).
Anplis de sa, a No. 1 contender’s bout to determine who will face newly crowned heavyweight kingpin Ryan Bader will pitCheick Kongo (29-10-2) kont undefeated, longtime former Bellator heavyweight championVitaly Minakov (21-0). An intriguing welterweight encounter betweenYaroslav Amosov (20-0) and the always-excitingErick Silva (20-9, 1 NC) is also official, as is the professional debut of multi-time taekwondo championValerie Loureda, when she meets Oklahoma’sColby Fletcher(1-2) in the main card opener.
As if that wasn’t enough top-flight action, Tyrell Fortune (5-0), one of Bellator’s top homegrown prospects returns to the Bellator cage againstRyan Pokryfky(6-5) in the featured preliminary bout ofLa ap 216: MVP vs. Daley.
La ap: Mitrione vs. Kharitonovwill be broadcast Friday, Fevriye 15 on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN. La ap: MVP vs. Daley will stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, Fevriye 16 nan 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Preliminary action for both events will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Tickets for both events are available now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Fans can save when they purchase tickets to both events through the “Back-to-Back Pack!” Please visit Ticketmaster.com for more details.
CompleteLa ap 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov Kat Main:
Heavyweight Main Event Bout:Matt Mitrione (13-6) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Logan Storley (9-0) vs. Ion Pascu (18-9)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Eduardo Dantas (20-6) vs. Toby Misech (12-6)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout:Mike Kimbel (2-0) vs.John Douma(3-1)
175-Pound Catchweight Main Card Bout:Austin Vanderford (6-0) vs. Cody Jones (6-2)
Kat Preliminè:
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Steve Mowry(5-0) vs. Darion Abbey (Pro Debut)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Amber Leibrock(3-2) vs. Amanda Bell (5-5)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Pat McCrohan(3-2) vs. Jason Markland (Premye)
Atomweight Preliminary Bout: Tabatha Watkins(3-0) vs. Lindsey VanZandt (4-1)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Pete Rogers (3-4) vs. Jason Rine (1-4)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Matt Probin(3-0) vs. Ali Zebian(1-0)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Zarrukh Adashev (1-1) vs. Ronie Arana (0-2)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Billy Goff(1-0) vs. Ryan Hardy(Pro Debut)
CompleteLa ap 216: MVP vs. Daley Kat Main:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Matchup:Michael Page (13-0) vs. Pòl Daley (40-16-2)
Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Mirko CRO jandam (37-11-2, 1 NC) vs. Roy Nelson (23-16)
Heavyweight Main Card Bout: Cheick Kongo (29-10-2) vs. Vitaly Minakov (21-0)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Yaroslav Amosov (20-0) vs. Erick Silva (20-9, 1 NC)
Flyweight Main Card Bout: Valerie Loureda (Pro Debut) vs. Colby Fletcher(1-2)
Kat Preliminè:
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune (5-0) vs. Ryan Pokryfky (6-5)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Patrick Casey (4-0) vs. Nekruz Mirkhojaev (3-2)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Vinicius De Jesus (6-2) vs. Rodolpho Barcellos (1-0)
