It was a night of finishes at Bellator 225, with all 14 of the bouts ending without the use of the judges. But despite the great night of action, all the talk coming out of Bridgeport, Conn. will be about a mouthpiece.
In the main event of Bellator 225, Sergei Kharitonov and Matt Mittrione finally ran back their fight from February which ended in a no-contest following a low blow from Mittrione that rendered Kharitonov unable to continue. This time around, Kharitonov stopped Mittrione with strikes in the second round but while there was a clear resolution to the fight, the circumstances surrounding the finish still left something to be desired, as a dysfunctional mouthpiece played a pivotal role in the ending.