UNCASVILLE, Conn. –After accidentally throwing the brutal groin kick that brought his Bellator 215 headliner with Sergei Kharinotov to an anti-climatic end in just 15 seconds, Matt Mitrione weighed his future options. If a vacancy opened at Bellator 216 the following day, Mitrione said in the post-fight press conference, he’d have taken it . But that being a long shot, Mitrione also welcomed a chance to compete in Chicago, where the promotion is set to land on May 11 with Bellator 221. As for his next opponent, Mitrione would be “100 percent down” for a do-over if Kharitonov was OK and willing. This all, of course, makes sense.
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