![]() ![]() Hours before the event, the fight was cancelled due to Mitrione becoming ill. Mitrione, a 38-year-old former NFL player has scored back-to-back knockout victories since joining Bellator over Carl Seumanutafa and Oli Thompson. This was to be Emelianenko's first fight in the U.S. Emelianenko retired in 2012, but ultimately returned to the sport in 2015. The event was scheduled to be headlined by heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC veteran Matt Mitrione. ![]() The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. Pitbull aired on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Trice, a three-time All-American wrestler at Central Michigan University, faced Kevin Woltkamp. The co-main event featured a lightweight bout between local favorite David Rickels and Aaron Derrow.Īdditionally, prospects and former collegiate heavyweight wrestling stars Jarod Trice and Tyrell Fortune were featured on the undercard. The event was headlined by catchweight at 179 pounds bout between UFC veteran Melvin Guillard and Chidi Njokuani. ![]() Njokuani was held on January 27, 2017, at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. ^ Sanchez was deducted a point for a knee to a grounded opponent.However, the bout never came to fruition for undisclosed reasons and Ruth was replaced by Chrissie Danielsĭecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)ĭecision (majority) (28–28, 28–27, 28–27)ĭecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) He has wins over the likes of Alexander Shlemenko, Stephan Bonnar, Wanderlei Silva, Ken Shamrock and Forrest Griffin.Ī women's bout between Rebecca Ruth and Colleen Schneider was initially announced for this card. "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" signed with Bellator in 2013 and has gone 2–1 with the promotion. Ortiz is a UFC Hall of Famer and one of the most decorated champions in UFC history. Sonnen owns career wins over the likes of Yushin Okami, Nate Marquardt, Brian Stann, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Maurício Rua and former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping. On October 18, 2016, it was announced that former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz and UFC veteran Chael Sonnen would headline this event. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV, drawing 1.4 million viewers. ![]() Sonnen took place on January 21, 2017, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event would also mark the Bellator debuts of former UFC commentator Mike Goldberg, calling his first card on Spike TV since 2011 (which was the televised portion of Bellator NYC, referred to as Bellator 180), and former Strikeforce commentator Mauro Ranallo. This year, Bellator announced their first MMA event to be held in New York: Bellator NYC. 24 Bellator: Monster Energy Fight Series: Homestead.19 Bellator Monster Energy Fight Series: Talladega.15 Bellator Monster Energy Fight Series: Bristol.12 Bellator Monster Energy Fight Series: Charlotte. ![]()
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