Chris Honeycutt (Photo/Bellator)Former Fighting Scot wrestler Chris Honeycutt will not be fighting at Friday's Bellator 174, according to multiple media reports Thursday.
Honeycutt, who was slated to face Kendall Grove in a middleweight (185-pound) bout at Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Okla., has been replaced by Mike Rhodes, 27, who brings a 10-4 professional record and a four-match win streak going back to April 2015. Grove, 34, is 23-16-0 overall record in his eighth fight in Bellator, in a professional career that stretches back to 2003.
The reason for Honeycutt's withdrawal was not reported. The former Edinboro University Fighting Scot wrestler did not mention why he's not fighting on Friday in his Facebook or Twitter accounts, nor was there any explanation at Bellator's official website.
Since launching his pro MMA career in Jan. 2013, the 28-year-old Honeycutt is 9-1-0. His only pro MMA loss was a first-round TKO at the hands of former University of Iowa wrestler Paul Bradley at Bellator 144 in Jan. 2016.
As a wrestler at Pennsylvania's Edinboro University, Honeycutt was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and runner-up at 197 pounds at the 2012 Nationals.
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