Watch: Nick Newell Submits Corey Browning In Bellator Debut

Nick Newell’s Bellator debut didn’t make it out of the first round. Earlier tonight (Aug. 24), Newell shared the cage with Corey Browning. The bout was the featured preliminary fight on the Bellator 225 card. Newell quickly got Browning to …

Nick Newell’s Bellator debut didn’t make it out of the first round. Earlier tonight (Aug. 24), Newell shared the cage with Corey Browning. The bout was the featured preliminary fight on the Bellator 225 card. Newell quickly got Browning to the ground and forced the tap via arm triangle. Peep the finish below courtesy of […]

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Bellator 225 Highlights: Nick Newell Gets Quick Submission In Bellator Debut

Nick Newell’s Bellator debut couldn’t have gone any better than it did. Newell stepped into the cage against Corey Browning on the Bellator 225 preliminary card. Newell dominated the fight early by landing some clean lead hooks before getting Browning down. After that, Newell’s grappling took over, as he sunk in a deep arm-triangle choke. […]

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Nick Newell’s Bellator debut couldn’t have gone any better than it did. Newell stepped into the cage against Corey Browning on the Bellator 225 preliminary card.

Newell dominated the fight early by landing some clean lead hooks before getting Browning down. After that, Newell’s grappling took over, as he sunk in a deep arm-triangle choke. After transitioning to side control, Newell forced Browning to tap out to the pressure. Newell was signed to Bellator on a one-fight deal. It will be interesting to see if he gets a larger deal after this victory.

Check out the finish here:

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Bellator 225 Highlights: Ricky Bandejas Knocks Out Ahmet Kayretli Going Backward

Bellator 225 continues to put on an extraordinary preliminary card with exciting finishes. Ricky Bandejas just finished Ahmet Kayretli in the first round with a step-back KO. Bandejas jumped back and caught Kayretli on a counter shot as he stepped in with a hook. Kayretli dropped down immediately and was finished off on the canvas […]

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Bellator 225 continues to put on an extraordinary preliminary card with exciting finishes. Ricky Bandejas just finished Ahmet Kayretli in the first round with a step-back KO.

Bandejas jumped back and caught Kayretli on a counter shot as he stepped in with a hook. Kayretli dropped down immediately and was finished off on the canvas with hammer fists.

Check out the finish here below:

LowKickMMA’s coverage of Bellator 225 continues on right now. Click here for our live Bellator 225 results, which will be updated throughout the night.

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Bellator 225 Highlights: Sabah Homasi Takes Out Micah Terrill With First Shot

Bellator 225’s preliminary card is flying by with some amazing finishes. Sabah Homasi continues the streak with a nasty one-punch knockout of Micah Terrill. The pair met in welterweight action, and it only took Homasi 17 seconds to get the job done. Homasi landed a hook as he stepped forward, and it was goodnight for […]

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Bellator 225’s preliminary card is flying by with some amazing finishes. Sabah Homasi continues the streak with a nasty one-punch knockout of Micah Terrill.

The pair met in welterweight action, and it only took Homasi 17 seconds to get the job done. Homasi landed a hook as he stepped forward, and it was goodnight for Terrill after that. Homasi managed to get some follow-up shots on the canvas before the referee stepped in.

Check out the finish here:

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Bellator 225 Highlights: Aviv Gozali Records Fastest Submission In Bellator History

Bellator 225 is getting off to a historic start. Aviv Gozali met Eduard Muravitskiy in a 165-pound catchweight bout in the second fight of the night. While Muravitskiy attempted to touch gloves coming out, Gozali immediately dove in on the imanari roll and locked up Muravitskiy’s lower body. Gozali sunk in a heel hook that made […]

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Bellator 225 is getting off to a historic start. Aviv Gozali met Eduard Muravitskiy in a 165-pound catchweight bout in the second fight of the night.

While Muravitskiy attempted to touch gloves coming out, Gozali immediately dove in on the imanari roll and locked up Muravitskiy’s lower body. Gozali sunk in a heel hook that made Muravitskiy yell out in pain before tapping out. The submission came in at 11 seconds, marking the fastest in Bellator history.

Check out the amazing finish below:

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Exclusive: Matt Mitrione Unsure Of Bellator Contractual Status Ahead Of Sergei Kharitonov Rematch

Matt Mitrione will return to the Bellator cage tonight (Sat. August 24, 2019) to take on Sergei Kharitonov. The fight will be a rematch from their initial meeting at Bellator 215 this past February. There, Mitrione nailed Kharitonov with a low blow 15 seconds into the fight. The kick was so hard that Kharitonov was […]

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Matt Mitrione will return to the Bellator cage tonight (Sat. August 24, 2019) to take on Sergei Kharitonov.

The fight will be a rematch from their initial meeting at Bellator 215 this past February. There, Mitrione nailed Kharitonov with a low blow 15 seconds into the fight. The kick was so hard that Kharitonov was unable to continue, and the fight was ruled a No Contest. Now, the pair get the opportunity to run it back and settle things once and for all.

However, over the past few months there have been a lot of rumors regarding Mitrione’s contractual status with the Viacom-owned promotion. The likes of former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub, a former castmate of Mitrione’s on “The Ultimate Fighter,” suggested his deal with Bellator is nearly up, and the likes of the UFC and ONE Championship are showing great interest in the former NFL defensive lineman.

Speaking to LowKickMMA, Mitrione suggested he’s unsure about where things stand between himself and Bellator contractually. But he does know that any talk with other promotions at this point in time would be tampering. Not to mention, he wants to give Kharitonov the respect he deserves, and is fully focused on their fight tonight.

“I’m not exactly sure. I’ve heard that I’ve had interest and my name value has only increased since I’ve left the UFC and went to Bellator,” Mitrione said. “My exciting brand of fights is still there. I’m glad to hear that people are taking notice that I’m still performing the way I’m expected to perform.

“But as far as I understand, any kind of talk about any type of contracts that aren’t Bellator is tampering, and I’m not trying to get myself into financial trouble for that. So, it’s cool to be wanted and it’s sexy to be wanted but it’s up to me to make sure that I perform at the level that I do.

“If I start thinking about how other places wanted me or the money I can make on my contract, then I’m not giving Kharitonov the respect he deserves.”

Mitrione has been stellar in his run with Bellator since signing with the promotion back in 2016. He racked up a four-fight win streak over notable names such as Fedor Emelianenko and Roy Nelson.

However, he dropped a unanimous decision loss to Ryan Bader in Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals. After his No Contest with Kharitonov in February, Mitrione hopes to get back into the winner’s circle tonight in the rematch.

Do you think Mitrione should remain with Bellator? Or should he consider a return to the UFC or a journey to Singapore for ONE Championship?

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