Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos NEW YORK – Matt Mitrione earned his signature career victory on Saturday when he knocked Fedor Emelianenko out cold in the first round of the Bellator NYC co-main event. Mitrione (12-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) has spent his entire career fighting under the Bellator and UFC banners. The brutal 74-second knockout of an all-time heavyweight great in Emelianenko (36-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) was his most significant to date, and in Mitrione’s mind, it puts him atop the world divisional rankings. “I do work, (and) I believe I’m the best heavyweight in the world,” Mitrione told MMAjunkie after the event, which took place at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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