Los Angeles– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s doubleheader return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. i runga i 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) i te Welterweight, 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 ofBellator 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 forBellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov will be highlighted by a women’s featherweight contest featuringAmber Leibrock(3-2) ki Amanda Bell (5-5), as well as top heavyweight prospectSteve Mowry (5-0) tango i runga i Darion Abbey(Tuatahi Pro).
A mere 24-hours later, Bellator 216will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by one of the most intense grudge matches in MMA history. I te Rāhoroi, Feb. 16,tūturu Michael whārangi "mana'o" (13-0) will enter the Bellator cage against 58-fight professionalDaley "Semtex" Paora (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, ka Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2, 1 NC) makes his Bellator debut againstRoy “Big Country” Nelson (23-16).
I tua atu, a No. 1 contender’s bout to determine who will face newly crowned heavyweight kingpin Ryan Bader will pitCheick Congo (29-10-2) ki tūturu, 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 ofBellator 216: MVP vs. Daley.
Bellator: Mitrione vs. Kharitonovwill be broadcast Friday, February 15 on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN. Bellator: MVP vs. Daley will stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, February 16 i 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.
CompleteBellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov Kāri 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)
Kāri hukihuki:
Taumaha Whakatupuranga Tuatahi: Steve Mowry(5-0) vs. Darion Abbey (Tuatahi Pro)
Taumekehiko Whakatekau Mua: Amber Leibrock(3-2) vs. Amanda Bell (5-5)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Pat McCrohan(3-2) vs. Jason Markland (Tuatahi)
Atomweight Preliminary Bout: Tabatha Watkins(3-0) vs. Lindsey VanZandt (4-1)
Taumekehiko Whakatekau Mua: Pete Rogers (3-4) vs. Jason Rine (1-4)
Taumekehiko Whakatekau Mua: Matt Probin(3-0) vs. Ali Zebian(1-0)
Flyweight Tuhinga o mua: Zarrukh Adashev (1-1) vs. Ronie Arana (0-2)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Billy Goff(1-0) vs. Ryan Hardy(Tuatahi Pro)
CompleteBellator 216: MVP vs. Daley Kāri Main:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Matchup:Michael Whārangi (13-0) vs. Paora Daley (40-16-2)
Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2, 1 NC) vs. Roy Nelson (23-16)
