The meeting ended with the victory of the Russian athlete by knockout in the second round.

Now, 38-year-old Kharitonov has won 29 victories in 35 fights in mixed martial arts. For the 40-year-old Mitrion, the defeat from the Russian was the seventh in 20 fights.

Earlier, Kharitonov and Mitrion had already met: their fight on February 15 was declared invalid due to a forbidden blow inflicted by an American athlete.

Earlier, President of Bellator spoke about the possibility of holding a tournament with the participation of Russian Fedor Emelianenko in Japan.