S. Kharitonov marked an epoch in Japanese events. Photo: Disclosure
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Another historic MMA name announced its agreement with Bellator, the second largest MMA organization on the planet and the UFC's greatest rival today. This is Russian heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov, 35 years old, a veteran who made his mark on the now-defunct Japanese show PRIDE.
Recently, in an interview, Kharitonov had revealed that he was in negotiations with three events: UFC, Glory and Bellator.
The Russian, training partner of the legendary Fedor Emelianenko, has victories over big names like Fabricio Werdum, alistair overeem e Andrei Arlovski in his record and has also performed in events such as Strikeforce, DREAM and M-1 Global. His record is 23 wins and five losses. The information about Sergei's hiring was released by journalist Ariel Helwani.
Kharitonov is the second big name in MMA to announce his move to Bellator in less than a week. This Monday (01), the former WEC and UFC champion Ben henderson He left Ultimate for the organization chaired by Scott Coker and will arrive at the new event fighting for the welterweight belt in April.
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