Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News , Videos The kidney stones that kept heavyweight Matt Mitrione from fighting Fedor Emelianenko at last month’s Bellator 172 weren’t the last of his problems – not by a long shot. Mitrione (11-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) says he’s perfectly healthy now and ready to fight Emelianenko at “Bellator NYC” on June 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York. But his road to recovery was a painful one. “First of all, I feel fantastic,” Mitrione said today during a press conference for the pay-per-view card, recalling the turn of events that led to the cancellation of his first fight with Emelianenko. “Fedor, thank you for accepting the fight again.
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