Bellator Parts Ways With Three Fighters Including Matt Mitrione

Bellator has seen three more fighters depart and the biggest name this time is Matt Mitrione. The other two fighters on the list are Ronny Markes and Adil Benjilany. MMAFighting.com has confirmed that with Mitrione’s situation, he was released fr…

Bellator has seen three more fighters depart and the biggest name this time is Matt Mitrione. The other two fighters on the list are Ronny Markes and Adil Benjilany. MMAFighting.com has confirmed that with Mitrione’s situation, he was released from his Bellator contract. Mitrione hasn’t won a fight since February 2018. His Bellator run got […]

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Bellator Parts Ways With Three Fighters Including Matt Mitrione

Bellator has seen three more fighters depart and the biggest name this time is Matt Mitrione. The other two fighters on the list are Ronny Markes and Adil Benjilany. MMAFighting.com has confirmed that with Mitrione’s situation, he was released fr…

Bellator has seen three more fighters depart and the biggest name this time is Matt Mitrione. The other two fighters on the list are Ronny Markes and Adil Benjilany. MMAFighting.com has confirmed that with Mitrione’s situation, he was released from his Bellator contract. Mitrione hasn’t won a fight since February 2018. His Bellator run got […]

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Matt Mitrione Steps In For Josh Barnett, Faces Ronny Markes At Bellator 241

MitrioneMatt Mitrione will be replacing Josh Barnett to take on Ronny Markes. Barnett and Markes were originally slated to make their promotional debuts in a heavyweight bout at Bellator 241 which takes place March 13 in Uncasville, Connecticut. However, Barnett was ruled out by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations (MTDAR) after he failed […]

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Matt Mitrione will be replacing Josh Barnett to take on Ronny Markes.

Barnett and Markes were originally slated to make their promotional debuts in a heavyweight bout at Bellator 241 which takes place March 13 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

However, Barnett was ruled out by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations (MTDAR) after he failed a medical requirement. The former UFC champion — who signed with the promotion last April — will have to wait even longer to make his debut.

“Mr. Barnett has failed a medical requirement by the Mohegan Tribe Dept of Athletic Reg and will not be fighting on the March 13 Bellator event,” MTDAR director Mike Mazzulli told MMA Fighting. “He will not be allowed to fight till he resolves the failed test.”

Bellator has since confirmed that Mitrione will be taking his place.

Mitrione began his Bellator career with a four-fight winning streak including a knockout over Fedor Emelianenko. However, he is winless in his last three outings, the most recent of which was a TKO defeat to Sergei Kharitonov in August.

As for Markes, he is coming off a TKO win over Sigi Pesalelli at PFL 3 last June.

Bellator 241 will be headlined by a featherweight grand prix quarterfinal between current champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Pedro Carvalho.

What do you make of this news?

BREAKING: Josh Barnett vs. Ronny Markes Canceled Due To Illness

Josh Barnett vs. Ronny Markes has been canceled. Barnett was set to take on Markes in a heavyweight main event bout tonight (Dec. 20) at Bellator 235. During the broadcast, it was revealed that Barnett was not medically cleared due to an illness. The n…

Josh Barnett vs. Ronny Markes has been canceled. Barnett was set to take on Markes in a heavyweight main event bout tonight (Dec. 20) at Bellator 235. During the broadcast, it was revealed that Barnett was not medically cleared due to an illness. The new main event is Erik Perez vs. Toby Misech. Bellator president […]

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Josh Barnett Has Only Two Goals For Bellator Tenure

Josh Barnett is set to make his Bellator debut this Friday when he takes on Ronny Markes in Hawaii. Should Barnett win this fight, he would immediately become one of the top heavyweights in Bellator, which is his goal. He wants to be the one to dethron…

Josh Barnett is set to make his Bellator debut this Friday when he takes on Ronny Markes in Hawaii. Should Barnett win this fight, he would immediately become one of the top heavyweights in Bellator, which is his goal. He wants to be the one to dethrone Ryan Bader after an impressive grand prix win. […]

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Josh Barnett Debut Headlines Bellator’s Salute The Troops Event

Josh Barnett’s long-awaited promotional debut will headline Bellator’s Salute The Troops event next month. Barnett will meet fellow debuting UFC veteran Ronny Markes in a heavyweight contest in the main event. The show is set to take place December 20 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Barnett signed with Bellator in April […]

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Josh Barnett’s long-awaited promotional debut will headline Bellator’s Salute The Troops event next month.

Barnett will meet fellow debuting UFC veteran Ronny Markes in a heavyweight contest in the main event. The show is set to take place December 20 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Barnett signed with Bellator in April and will be making his return to the sport for the first time since September 2016 when he submitted Andrei Arlovski. As for Markes, he last competed at PFL 3 in June where he defeated Sigi Pesaleli via TKO. He is a five-fight veteran of the UFC and notably fought names like Yoel Romero and Thiago Santos.

It will be the second year that Bellator teams up with United Service Organizations to pay tribute to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.

The event takes place one day before Bellator Hawaii which is headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight between champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Kate Jackson. Competing in the co-main event of that card is a Bellator featherweight grand prix quarterfinal matchup as AJ McKee collides with Derek Campos.

As for the Salute The Troops event, no other fights are announced as of yet. However, more fight announcements can be expected in the coming weeks.

What do you think of the fight?

 

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