CHICAGO – Richie Smullen is excited by the opportunity to start climbing the Bellator featherweight rankings. Smullen (10-2-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) takes on No. 8 featherweight Timur Khizriev (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) in Friday’s Bellator 297 event at Wintrust Arena. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. The SBG Ireland fighter has won his past five fights in a row and sees a win over Khizriev catapulting him into the rankings
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