Mixed martial arts legend Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2 MMA) will make his Bellator MMA debut on February 16 against fellow veteran and knockout artist Roy Nelson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bout will serve as a rematch, as Cro Cop and Nelson first met back at UFC 137 in October of 2011, with \u201cBig Country<\/a>\u201d emerging victorious by way of TKO in round three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now 44-years-old and riding a nine-fight win streak, Mirko Cro Cop appears to be in absolutely phenomenal shape ahead of his Bellator debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cro Cop was last seen in action at RIZIN<\/a> 13 where he scored a first-round TKO victory Roque Martinez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The feared striker, Cro Cop, last tasted defeat way back in November of 2013 when he was submitted by Oleksiy Oliynyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Roy Nelson will enter his rematch with Cro Cop looking to rebound after losing his past two fights. In his most recent appearance at Bellator 207, “Big Country” suffered a first-round knockout loss to Sergei Kharitonov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roy Nelson (23-16 MMA) has gone 3-7 over his past ten contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bellator 216 takes place February 16 in Uncasville, Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event is headlined by a highly anticipated welterweight fight between bitter rivals Paul Daley and Michael \u201cVenom\u201d Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also featured on the card is a heavyweight title eliminator bout between Vitaly Minakov and Cheick Kongo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who do you think will emerge victorious when Mirko Cro Cop and Roy Nelson square off for a second time at this weekend’s Bellator 216 event? Sound off in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n