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, 2019Matt Mitrione unraveled under Bellator MMA's bright lights when he was confronted by a surging Sergei Kharitonov and what can only be described as an egregious equipment failure.
Kharitonov blew away "The Ultimate Fighter" Season 10 quarterfinalist with a right uppercut, knee strike and follow-up hammerfists 1:24 into the second round of their Bellator 225 headliner on Saturday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.