{"id":223720,"date":"2017-02-18T15:18:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T23:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=223720"},"modified":"2017-02-18T16:40:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T00:40:03","slug":"breaking-matt-mitrione-fedor-emelianenko-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/breaking-matt-mitrione-fedor-emelianenko-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING! 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More coming coming shortly to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAFighting?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MMAFighting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/833091284596355072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Josh Thomson vs. Patricky Pitbull is the new main event tonight, per sources. Expect Bellator to officially announce shortly.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/833091644144627713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to the CSAC, fans are eligible to get a full refund due to the main event cancellation but must do so before the event starts.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/833091825003003904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the reports, Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker took to social media to release a statement of his own on the matter, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to illness, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattmitrione?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mattmitrione<\/a> will be unable to compete tonight at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator172?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bellator172<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THEREALPUNK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@THEREALPUNK<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickyPitbull?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PatrickyPitbull<\/a> promoted to main event.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottCoker\/status\/833092116800688128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates as they become available.<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/BJPENN.COM\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 2\/18\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking news surfaced Saturday afternoon that Bellator MMA heavyweight Matt Mitrione has been forced out of his Bellator 172 headlining fight against MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko. 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