A featured heavyweight bout between Matt Mitrione and Oli Thompson at Bellator 158 will proceed as planned after Mitrione was medically cleared to compete on the July 16 card.
Bellator MMA officials revealed the news on Friday. Mitrione-Thompson will be part of a Bellator 158 main draw that is headlined by a welterweight duel between Paul Daley and Douglas Lima. The card will air on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT on Spike TV.
There were initially questions regarding Mitrione’s availability after he was knocked down early in his encounter with Carl Seumanutafa at Bellator 157 on June 24.