Being on the receiving end of a bulldozer of a right hand that landed him stiff on the floor was certainly not Sergei Kharitonov ’s ideal Bellator debut scenario. The Russian heavyweight, who hadn’t been knocked out since 2006, saw his five-fight streak snapped in thunderous fashion by Javy Ayala in a mere 16 seconds. But as surprising as the outcome of the Bellator 163 encounter might have been for some, “upset” is a word Kharitonov won’t apply to it. Ayala’s win, Kharitonov says, was his own merit. He’d just like a chance to avenge it.
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