Bellator 180 Sonnen vs Silva (2017)

Bellator 180 Sonnen vs Silva and Bellator 180 took place on June 24 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City The event aired both Spike TV and on PPV A grudge match between rivals Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva served as the main event The comain event was a heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione The pairing were supposed to meet at Bellator 172 but Mitrione had to be hospitalized due to kidney stones