MMA veteran Sergey Kharitonov of Russia will fight the American Matt Mitrione on February 15 at the Bellator tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut. 38-year-old fighter reported this on his Instagram.
"Hello! I want to tell the good news. I announce my fight with Matt Mitrione. It will be held on February 15 in Uncasville, Connecticut. Literally in two or three days I will fly away with the team to the training camp and proceed to the preparation. We will be ready, as always, only to win by knockout,” said Kharitonov.
Both fighters had their last fights on October 12 at Bellator 207. Kharitonov knocked out Roy Nelson in the first round, and Mithrione lost to Ryan Beider in the heavyweight semifinal.