Mitrione holds an MMA record of 9-5 all of which was in the UFC. After negotiations for a contract extension with the UFC fell thru Bellator stepped up and got the nod.
Mat has lost his last two fights but has gone 3-2 over his last 5. He is appealing his last loss to Travis Brown a TKO loss in the 3rd round. Matt believes the ref did not step in when warranted for eye pokes that caused him to have one of his eyes swell nearly shut and obscure his vision.
Bellator heavyweight Matt Mitrione suffered a brutal second-round knockout loss to Sergei Kharitonov in the main event of Saturday night’s Bellator 225 card. But before the knockout happened, Mitrione was having trouble with his mouthpiece as it fell out of his mouth multiple times.
