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The following originally appears at The MMA Community forum and is published here with the permission of the author, Matt Hawkins. He wrote about his experience from Bellator 172 after appearing on this site's podcast , prior to the event so he was kind enough to share what he and other fans went through while Bellator was doing the best to save the fight card from March 4. Please read his story and comment below. View From The Hawk's Nest An Event Review from a Fan's Perspective By Matthew Hawkins Follow @MMAHAWK21 All photos by Matthew Hawkins Say it ain't so! “Say It ain’t so”! That was the message I received on my phone in my hotel room, while on my UBER app scheduling a ride to the SAP Center for Bellator 172. What was supposed to be the glorious stateside return of one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, Fedor Emelianenko, quickly became a depressing reality that the fight would be canceled as the news of Matt Mitrione’s medical issu...

MMA Hawk in NYC for UFC 205 You ever get writer's block? When you have to write a breakdown for a match where anything can happen it helps to have an intelligent conversation about MMA with someone that has been following the sport as long as it has been around. One of MMA's G.O.A.T's , Fedor Emelianenko faces Matt Mitrione at Bellator 172 in California at the SAP Center Saturday, Feb. 18 and both men can finish each other at any time. This is a job for the "MMA Hawk" Matt Hawkins who was able to help me talk about the match, reasons either man could win or lose, and catch up on some UFC stuff since we last met in November for UFC 205. Listen to their breakdown here: