Bellator 225: Vitaly Minakov over first loss, predicts KO vs. Javy Ayala (VIDEO)

Vitaly Minakov discusses his heavyweight co-main event matchup with Javy Ayala at Bellator 225. The event takes place this Saturday night at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.

Vitaly talks about suffering his first career loss to Cheick Kongo and why he feels he deserved the decision, being sick heading into that fight, his recovery and getting back to normal, the matchup with Ayala, how he sees it going down, his favorite fighters to watch and much more.

Check out the full interview with one half of Saturday’s co-main event in Vitaly Minakov in the video above. Check out the complete card for Bellator 225 right here.

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Mike Heck is the a freelance MMA journalist covering the sport for a number of websites. Specializing in video interviews, Mike interviews everybody from prospects, to title contenders, to world champions, along with other influential personalities in the sport of MMA. Subscribe to his channel at https://youtube.com/mikeheckmma.

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