Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos Bellator will host just its second pay-per-view on June 24 when Bellator NYC takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York, and the promotion has released a “Countdown to Bellator NYC” special to promote the event. In the headliner, Chael Sonnen (29-14-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) and Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) will settle their longstanding feud that dates back to their UFC days on the “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3,” which resulted in one of the most serious physical clashes between opposing coaches in the show’s history. Related Chael Sonnen’s warning ahead of Bellator NYC: Keep Wanderlei Silva and me apart And in the co-main event, legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (36-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) will make his promotional debut when he takes on knockout artist Matt Mitrione (11-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) in a rescheduling of their previous bout that fell through earlier this year. “Countdown to Bellator NYC” goes behind the scenes and inside the lives of all four fighters as they prepare for what Bellator President Scott Coker is calling “the biggest event in the history of this company.” Check out the full special above.
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