Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione - Bellator 180 PPV co-headliner

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The Bellator debut of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko will still come against Matt Mitrione – and this time it’s set for a much bigger stage.

Emelianenko and Mitrione are slated to fight as the co-main event of Bellator 180, MMAjunkie confirmed with Bellator officials following an initial report from the New York Post.

Bellator 180 takes place June 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on MMAjunkie, though broadcast plans haven’t been finalized.

Emelianenko (36-4 MMA 0-0 BMMA) and Mitrione (11-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) were first scheduled to meet in February’s Bellator 172 headliner in San Jose. The fight fell apart just hours before the event, though, after Mitrione was hospitalized with kidney stones.

Although alternative options, such as Chael Sonnen, were considered as a replacement at the 11th hour, nothing materialized, and Emelianenko’s first fight under the Bellator banner was officially called off.

There were brief talks of Emelianenko being booked against a different opponent, but ultimately Bellator decided to pit the 40-year-old former PRIDE champion against Mitrione in what will be his first stateside appearance since July 2011.

Emelianenko vs. Mitrione will join the heated grudge match between Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva, which was announced earlier Monday as the Bellator 180 main event, along with the organization’s first event in New York.

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Das niet verkeerd voor een bellator card Ookal zijn de heren over de datum.
Hoe zit het met testen bij bellator?

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Heeft Mitrione mazzel zeg. En ik verheug me weer op de trash talk van Sonnen!