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 - Februari 15 na 16, Bellator returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. for two back-to-back nights of exciting MMA action.

Siku ya Ijumaa, the event will be anchored by a heavyweight battle betweenMatt Mitrione (13-6) naSergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC), while Saturday’s show will see the long-awaited matchup betweenMichael "Venom" Ukurasa (13-0) naPaul Daley (40-16-2) headline in a Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix opening round pairing. Aidha, 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, Desemba. 5 katika 10 a.m. NA. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday, Desemba. 7 katika 10 a.m. NA. Tickets can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, na Tiketi na Bellator.com. Mashabiki wanaweza kuokoa wakati wananunua tikiti kwa hafla zote mbili kupitia "pakiti ya nyuma-nyuma!"Tafadhali tembelea TiketiMaster.com kwa maelezo zaidi.

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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. Hivi karibuni, Mitrione has defeatedRoy Nelson naFedor 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” has steadily worked his way up the welterweight ranks since signing with the organization in 2013. Known for his antics both inside the cage and out, every Michael Page fight is must-see entertainment. With an undefeated record of 13-0, na 11 of those victories coming by stoppage, 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” has been one half of some of the most memorable bouts in MMA history, ikiwa ni pamoja naknockout of the year 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 JohnsonnaJavy 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.

Updated Bellator: Mitrione vs.. KharitonovKadi ya kupambana:

Tukio kuu la uzani mkubwa: Matt Mitrione (13-6) Vs.Sergei Kharitonov(29-7, 1 NC)

Updated Bellator: MVP vs.. DaleyKadi ya kupambana:

Welterweight World Grand Prix Matchup: Michael Page (13-0) Vs.Paul Daley(40-16-2)

Kadi kuu ya uzani mkubwa: Cheick Kongo(29-10-2) Vs.Vitaly Minakov (21-0)

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