PRIDE's legendary paratrooper, Sergei Kharitonov (30-7, 2 NC), is now unbeaten in 8 straight bouts, repeatedly bobbling Matt Mitrione's mouthpiece en route to a brutal, second-round salvo! The 39-year-old has stopped 28, 19 by knockout. And #Bellator225 ends with all finishes. pic.twitter.com/Yf7O9bOwLB
— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) August 25, 2019Distractions have no place in the heat of combat -- a cold reality to which Matt Mitrione can now personally attest.
His attention diverted by a faulty mouthpiece, Mitrione could not withstand a ferocious offensive barrage from Sergei Kharitonov in the Bellator 225 main event on Saturday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.