Bellator 225 went down on Saturday night at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, New England. The main event saw a rematch between the heavyweights Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov. Their first bout lasted only fifteen seconds and ended in a no-contest, after an accidental groin strike.

The card also saw another heavyweight bout in the co-main event, between Vitaly Minakov and Tim Johnson, and the Bellator debut of Nick Newell.

Main card:

Sergei Kharitonov def. Matt Mitrione via second round TKO (1.24)

Vitaly Minakov def. Tim Johnson via first round KO (1:45)

Alejandra Lara def. Taylor Turner via first round TKO (3:44)

Yaroslav Amosov def. David Rickels via sub (d’arce choke) (R2, 4:05)

Tyrell Fortune def. Rudy Schaffroth via second round RNC submission (2:08)

Prelims:

Nick Newell def. Corey Browning via first round arm-triangle submission (3:15)

Connor Dixon def. Kastriot Xhema via third round armbar submission (2:08)

Jon Manley def. Thiago Rela via third round RNC submission (4:47)

Chris Disonell def. Mike Kimbel via first round TKO (4:54)

Ricky Bandejas def. Ahmet Kayretli via first round KO (1:21)

Austin Vanderford def. Joseph Creer via second round TKO – doctor stoppage (5:00)

Sabah Homasi def. Micah Terrill via first round KO (0:17)

Aviv Gozali def. Eduard Muravitsky via first round heel hook submission (0:11)

Khonry Gracie def. Oscar Vera via first round armbar submission (2:50)