NEW YORK – It was hard for Matt Mitrione to conceal his frustration at getting smothered by Ryan Bader en route to a loss in the semifinals of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix. Four months later, Mitrione (13-6 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) has some perspective, aided in no small part by Bader’s showing in the finals of the eight-man tournament. “He’s a really good dude,” Mitrione told MMAjunkie at a media day for his Bellator 215 headliner opposite Sergei Kharitonov . “He’s always been really good to me, really fair to me. So I’m happy for his success.
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Matt Mitrione makes peace with Ryan Bader winning Bellator heavyweight grand prix – MMA Junkie