Kharitonov spoke in an interview with Russian sports journalist and editor of sportbox.ru, Yaroslav Stepanov on Tuesday. In the interview, he claimed that he is “very sure” that in his next Bellator MMA appearance he will take on UFC-veteran, and Bellator MMA’s newest acquisition; Roy “Big Country” Nelson.
Kharitonov also believes that the promotion signed Nelson specifically to fight Kharitonov.
Sergei said today in interview. We talked in the Studio. pic.twitter.com/MMZmukcgjg
— Yaroslav Stepanov (@wonders4341) June 20, 2017
Sergey Kharitonov: I'm sure that my next fight in @BellatorMMA will be against @roynelsonmma.