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Matt Mitrione Says Staying Motivated For Bellator NYC Was Difficult

Matt Mitrione admits that gearing up for a second camp against Fedor Emelianenko was a task in terms of motivation. The two were set to meet back in February for Bellator 172. Kidney stones put Mitrione out of action. He will fight “The Last Emperor” tonight (June 24) inside Madison Square Garden in New York […]

Betting Odds For Bellator NYC: Is Wanderlei Silva Favored In Debut?

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Bellator NYC is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, June 24th) from the Madison Square Garden in New York City. The promotion has decided to call the PPV portion of the event Bellator NYC while the preliminary portion of the event will be titled Bellator 180. The prelims will air on Bellator.com at 6 p.m. ET while the Bellator 180 main card will air on Spike at 8 p.m. ET with four bouts. The Bellator NYC card will air on PPV at 10 p.m. ET with five bouts.

Bellator NYC will be headlined by Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva, which has been a fight in the making for years. In the co-main event, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko takes on former UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione. Rounding out the main card is Michael Chandler defending his lightweight title as well as Douglas Lima defending his welterweight title against new free-agent acquisition Lorenz Larkin, and Aaron Pico vs. Zach Freeman in a lightweight bout. A light heavyweight title fight will headline the Bellator 180 main card.

According to oddsmakers, Sonnen is a -135 favorite over Silva, who is a +115 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Emelianenko being a +110 underdog against Mitrione, who is a -130 favorite. Here are the betting odds:

Bellator NYC MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)

Light Heavyweight: Chael Sonnen (-135) vs. Wanderlei Silva (+115)

Heavyweight: Fedor Emelianenko (+110) vs. Matt Mitrione (-130)

Bellator Welterweight Championship: Douglas Lima (+170) vs. Lorenz Larkin (-200)

Bellator Lightweight Championship: Michael Chandler (-900) vs. Brent Primus (+600)

Lightweight: Aaron Pico () vs. Zach Freeman ()

Bellator 180 MAIN CARD (Spike/8 p.m. ET)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship: Phil Davis (-120) vs. Ryan Bader (+100)

Featherweight: James Gallagher (-225) vs. Chinzo Machida (+185)

Welterweight: Neiman Gracie (-1000) vs. Dave Marfone (+650)

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Bellator NYC: Is Aaron Pico Really That Great? (Editorial)

Honestly, can Aaron Pico even come close to living up to the hype? In short, yes, yes he can. Pico, who doesn’t turn 21 years old until September, will make his MMA debut Saturday night as the opening bout of Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva against Zach Freeman. The list of accomplishments for Pico already […]

Sergio da Silva Admits He Tried To Work Scale At Bellator Weigh-Ins

Perhaps New York is simply prone to weigh-in controversy. Prior to UFC 210 this past April, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier initially came in over weight, but returned just minutes later to make the 205-pound limit, although he had his hands on a towel, which some said helped in. Earlier today (June 23, 2017), […]

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Perhaps New York is simply prone to weigh-in controversy.

Prior to UFC 210 this past April, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier initially came in over weight, but returned just minutes later to make the 205-pound limit, although he had his hands on a towel, which some said helped in.

Earlier today (June 23, 2017), Sergio da Silva tried to check his weight at the Bellator 180 weigh-ins in New York, but was told he could not come back at a later time:

“Cormier weighed in, came back and weighed in again, but the (commissioner) wouldn’t let me do it,” da Silva told MMA Fighting. “When she read the weight I said ‘ok, I still have two hours, so I’ll come back and try to lose more’, but she said ‘no, you can’t.’”

Cormier was only allowed to come back to the scale because he was competing in a championship bout, which is why da Silva tried to do anything possible in order to ‘lose’ the extra weight on the scale:

“It was obvious, there’s no reason to lie,” da Silva admits. “I was a little above the limit and tried to do… I’m a veteran, almost 10 years fighting, and I’ll try anything you can do to make a difference. There’s nothing else to say.

“You’re dehydrated, waiting to weigh in since 6 a.m., cutting weight,” he continued, guaranteeing would have made weight if he had used the extra hours. “I couldn’t do it, so I tried to ‘lose’ something in the scale.

“I usually weigh in in the afternoon. I wake up, and I have my schedule of the day to cut weight. I didn’t even sleep last night cutting weight. It’s hard to weigh in at 9 a.m.. It’s good because you have more time to rehydrate, but it’s too early.”

His tricks didn’t work out, however, as the commission then made sure he was standing with both feet on the scale. In the end, his fight against Matt Rizo was made official after a bit of controversy.

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Chael Sonnen & Wanderlei Silva Pass Pre-Fight Drug Tests, NYSAC Says

There was a subtle trepidation leading into Chael Sonnen’s long awaited grudge match with Wanderlei Silva. Both men left the UFC in disgrace, with one failing a PED test and the other literally running away from one. Considering Sonnen and Silva’s murky history when it comes to performance enhancing drugs, it should come as a […]

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There was a subtle trepidation leading into Chael Sonnen’s long awaited grudge match with Wanderlei Silva.

Both men left the UFC in disgrace, with one failing a PED test and the other literally running away from one.

Considering Sonnen and Silva’s murky history when it comes to performance enhancing drugs, it should come as a relief that the New York State Athletic Commission announced that both men have passed their pre-fight drug tests, and the fight has been cleared to go for tomorrow night.

NYSAC representative Laz Benitez confirmed the news released a one-sentence statement today about the testing: “The (NYSAC) has completed out-of-competition testing for the Sonnen-Silva bout at (Bellator NYC) and looks forward to Saturday night.”

The details regarding when and where the tests occurred were not released.

However, at least the NYSAC is taking drug screening seriously l, especially considering the background of the two top-billed opponents.

Silva and Sonnen were last supposed to fight back at UFC 175. Before that, the two were scheduled to throw down at an Ultimate Fighter finale when the two coached alongside one another.

But it was the aftermath of their scheduled UFC 175 bout that continues to raise eyebrows amongst commissions nationwide. Sonnen tested positive for human growth hormones (HGH) and was nailed with a two-year suspension.

Silva ran from a drug test, eventually admitting to taking a banned diuretic. He was handed a three-year suspension.

While Sonnen has fought since then (losing to Tito Ortiz), Silva initially retired from MMA following the suspension, and hasn’t fought at all since 2013.

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Chael Sonnen on Wanderlei Silva’s Shove: ‘I Can’t Believe I Keep Falling For it’

Chael Sonnen has been fooled once again. The final Bellator NYC press conference took place yesterday and things got heated. Wanderlei Silva shoved Sonnen and Bellator President Scott Coker was in the middle of the altercation. Sonnen is used to getting physical with “The Axe Murderer.” On “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3,” the two got […]