BREAKING! Matt Mitrione out of Fedor Emelianenko fight

By bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2017

Breaking news surfaced Saturday afternoon that Bellator MMA heavyweight Matt Mitrione has been forced out of his Bellator 172 headlining fight against MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko.

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According to reports from Ariel Helwani, Matt Mitrione fell ill prior to his fight against ‘The Last Emperor’ and as a result the fight has been cancelled.

In the wake of the reports, Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker took to social media to release a statement of his own on the matter, saying:

Stay tuned for updates as they become available.

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 2/18/2017.


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