M. 'Cro Cop' Filipovic's injury has not yet been reported. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic would hold a rematch against Roy Nelson in the main fight of Bellator 200, in London on Friday (25). The heavyweight fighters would clash in the organization's heavyweight GP, but 'Cro Cop' suffered an injury and is out of the fight. The exclusive information was from the British newspaper 'The Telegraph' and confirmed by Bellator.
With the departure of 'Cro Cop' x Nelson, the clash for the middleweight title (84 kg) between Raphael Carvalho e Gegard Mousasi the main fight of the event was promoted.
According to Ryan Grab, Bellator's communications director, there is no information about the type of injury suffered by Filipovic. “Mirko Cro Cop suffered an undisclosed injury and was removed from the card. We are looking for replacements [to face Nelson], but for now, Carvalho-Mousasi has been moved up to the main event fight and Michael ‘Venom’ Page vs. David Rickels has been elevated to the co-main event fight position,” he said.
Bellator 200 (to date)
Main Card
Raphael Carvalho x Gegard Mousasi
Michael Page x David Rickels
Roy Nelson x Not informed
Phil Davis x Linton Vassell
Aaron Chalmers x Ash Griffiths
Preliminary Card
Kate Jackson x Anastasia Yankova
Vladimir Filipovic x Anatoly Tokov
Pedro Carvalho x Daniel Crawford
Martyn Harris v. Ryan Scope
Carl Noon x Mike Shipman
Louis King x Charlie Ward
Jeremy Petley x Saul Rogers
Kevin Fryer vs. Costello Van Steenis
Tom Green x Charlie Leary
Walter Gahadza vs Kent Kauppinen
Jahreau Shepherd x Marcin Zywica
Chad Griffiths vs Tom Mearns
amir albazi x Iurie Bejenari
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