For the first time in his professional MMA career, Matt Mitrione will fight for an organization other than the UFC. Mitrione (9-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who first joined the UFC in 2009 after a quarterfinal-round finish on “The Ultimate Fighter 10,” has signed an exclusive four-fight contract with Bellator. Officials today confirmed the signing after Mitrione first announced it on “ The MMA Hour .” A date hasn’t been set for his promotional debut, and financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. However, his deal will reportedly include commentary for the newly announced Bellator Kickboxing . Mitrione, who’s No. 15 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings , was riding a three-fight winning streak before recent losses to Ben Rothwell and Travis Browne, the latter coming in controversial fashion
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Bellator inks veteran UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione – MMA Junkie