Bellator is stacking the deck with heavyweights for its Aug. 24 visit to Bridgeport, Conn., with the Bellator 225 main event of Bellator 225 between Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov now joined by another clash of big men in the co-headlining slot. Bellator officials informed MMA Junkie on Tuesday that former heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov will return to action against American Javy Ayala . Russian Minakov (21-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) arrived in Bellator for his first stint in late 2012 and won the promotion’s heavyweight tournament
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Bellator 225 co-headliner set with ex-heavyweight champ Vitaly Minakov vs. Javy Ayala – MMA Junkie