Nick Newell Wants Long-Term Deal With Bellator After Win

Nick Newell went into Bellator 225 on a one-fight deal and hopes his win gets him a long-term contract. The 33-year-old improved to 16-2 with the win and now hopes Bellator will be his home for the foreseeable future. “I’d like to negotiate the multi-f…

Nick Newell went into Bellator 225 on a one-fight deal and hopes his win gets him a long-term contract. The 33-year-old improved to 16-2 with the win and now hopes Bellator will be his home for the foreseeable future. “I’d like to negotiate the multi-fight deal, but that’s not my job,” Newell said after the […]

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Matt Mitrione Speaks On Bellator 225 Loss, Explains Mouthpiece Mishap

Matt Mitrione accepts fully responsibility for his Bellator 225 defeat. Last night (Aug. 24), Mitrione went one-on-one with Sergei Kharitonov in the main event of Bellator 225. The two had met before, but it ended quickly when Mitrione landed an accide…

Matt Mitrione accepts fully responsibility for his Bellator 225 defeat. Last night (Aug. 24), Mitrione went one-on-one with Sergei Kharitonov in the main event of Bellator 225. The two had met before, but it ended quickly when Mitrione landed an accidental kick to the groin. While their first meeting ended in a No Contest, Kharitonov […]

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Matt Mitrione Releases Statement On Loss & Mouthpiece Incident

Matt Mitrione suffered a knockout loss at the hands of Sergei Kharitonov in the main event of Bellator 225. Yet, the storyline in the fight was about Mitrione’s mouthpiece. He was using a brand new mouthpiece but it fell out multiple times and the referee warned the former NFL player that if it fell out […]

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Matt Mitrione suffered a knockout loss at the hands of Sergei Kharitonov in the main event of Bellator 225.

Yet, the storyline in the fight was about Mitrione’s mouthpiece. He was using a brand new mouthpiece but it fell out multiple times and the referee warned the former NFL player that if it fell out again he would be deducted a point. Then, Kharitonov landed a punch that knocked the mouthpiece out and Matt Mitrione looked in disgust and was then hit with a knee that sent him to the ground and the Russian finished it off with strikes.

For Matt Mitrione, it was not the type of performance he had wanted. Following the fight, he took to Twitter to release a statement on the loss and about the mouthpiece.

“Me losing was not because of my mouthpiece, it was because of my response to the situation. I always use the same one & lost it Thursday before fight week. Had an impression done at a West Lafayette dentist. It was shipped to hotel. First time I ever wore it was tonight,” Matt Mitrione wrote on Twitter.

With the loss, Matt Mitrione record fell to 13-7 and one no-contest. He is 0-2 and one no-contest in his last three. He is also 4-2 and one no-contest in Bellator MMA.

There is no question the mouthpiece was a distraction for Mitrione but he is not blaming the loss on that. But, it is almost a guarantee he will have a new mouthpiece that is fitted when he steps into the cage next time out.

Do you think the mouthpiece had an impact on Matt Mitrione’s performance?

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Bellator 225 Highlights: Kharitonov Takes Advantage Of Mitrione’s Mouthpiece Issues For TKO

Sergei Kharitonov vs. Matt Mitrione I ended in bizarre fashion and the same holds true for their rematch. On Aug. 24, Kharitonov and Mitrione shared the cage in the main event of Bellator 225. The two had competed against each other before, but the bou…

Sergei Kharitonov vs. Matt Mitrione I ended in bizarre fashion and the same holds true for their rematch. On Aug. 24, Kharitonov and Mitrione shared the cage in the main event of Bellator 225. The two had competed against each other before, but the bout ended quickly via No Contest due to Mitrione’s accidental kick […]

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Bellator 225 Highlights: Sergei Kharitonov Thwarts Matt Mitrione

In the main event of Bellator 225 tonight, Sergei Kharitonov picked up a big TKO victory over Matt Mitrione. Mitrione had some serious issues with his mouthpiece, which fell out of his mouth several times in the first round. In the second round, after the mouthpiece fell out again, Mitrione, who was caught with a […]

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In the main event of Bellator 225 tonight, Sergei Kharitonov picked up a big TKO victory over Matt Mitrione.

Mitrione had some serious issues with his mouthpiece, which fell out of his mouth several times in the first round. In the second round, after the mouthpiece fell out again, Mitrione, who was caught with a big knee from Kharitonov, which dropped him. Kharitonov followed up with some ground-and-pound for the wi.

Check out the finish here:

LowKickMMA’s coverage of Bellator 225 has wrapped up, but you can check out our full results from the event here.

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Vitaly Minakov Sleeps Timothy Johnson At Bellator 225 (Video)

Vitaly Minakov didn’t let a last-minute change in opponent slow him down. Minakov was initially set to meet Javy Ayala in the co-main event of Bellator 225. Ayala was pulled due to medical issues on the day of the event. Timothy Johnson filled in…

Vitaly Minakov didn’t let a last-minute change in opponent slow him down. Minakov was initially set to meet Javy Ayala in the co-main event of Bellator 225. Ayala was pulled due to medical issues on the day of the event. Timothy Johnson filled in and he shared the cage with Minakov earlier tonight (Aug. 24). […]

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