SAN JOSE, Калифорнија. (Февруари. 16, 2017) – We are just days away from one of the most highly anticipated heavyweight battles in Bellator MMA history, како Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) и Мет Mitrione (11-5) headline a massive main card at Bellator 172. Уште еднаш, Bellator’s digital team has put together a collection of exclusive new content in preparation of Во саботата festivities at SAP Center. If you’re searching for a deeper look inside these competitors’ road to the main event, join us as we explore some fantastic behind-the-scenes footage available now on Bellator’s dynamic YouTube page.
| The Legend of Fedor’s Sweater
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What to Watch: Fedor наспроти. Mitrione
Bellator 172 features a must-watch heavyweight main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione, but before the two meet inside the cage Jimmy Smith covers what’s at stake. |
| Backstage With Fedor Emelianenko
Let’s go backstage with one of the game’s greatest and take a closer look at the initial signing that took place at the promotion’s last event in San Jose at Bellator 165. |
Sit Down With Matt Mitrione
Heavyweight superstar Matt Mitrione sits down with us to discuss his upcoming main event showdown with the legendary Fedor. |
| In Focus: Џош Томпсон
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БОРБА ИНФО: The evening’s main event features a highly anticipated heavyweight slugfest pitting the legendary Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) против Мет Mitrione (11-5).
San Jose’s own Џош Томпсон (22-8, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) returns to the Bellator MMA cage to take on veteran knockout artistPatricky “Pitbull” (16-8) in a lightweight co-main clash. Fans can also experience a heavyweight feature fight pittingCheick конго (25-10-2) against British phenom Oli Thompson (17-9) and a female flyweight fight pairing Вета Arteaga (2-1) против Brooke Mayo (Деби). На крај, a welterweight showdown pitting Џош Koscheck (17-10) противМаурисио Алонсо (12-7, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) rounds out the Spike-televised main card action.
Bellator 172: Fedor наспроти. Mitrione емитува во живо и бесплатно на Спајк во 9 вечер. И/8 вечер. КТ, while preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.com and The Bellator Mobile App. Very few tickets remain and they can be purchased at the SAP Center Box Office, како и Ticketmaster.com и Bellator.com.
Заврши Bellator 172: Fedor наспроти. Mitrione SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Мет Mitrione (11-5)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Џош Томпсон (22-8, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Cheick конго (25-10-2) наспроти. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Вета Arteaga (2-1) наспроти. Brooke Mayo (Деби)
Боксер од полусредна категорија Тема борба: Џош Koscheck (17-10) наспроти. Маурисио Алонсо (12-7, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
Прелиминарен меч во средна категорија: Анатолиј Токов (24-2) наспроти. Франциско Франција (13-4-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Џејмс Тери (18-9) наспроти. J.C. Лами (8-5)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) наспроти. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) наспроти. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Dominic Sumner (1-0) наспроти. Abraham Vaesau (1-0)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Ентони Do (4-1) наспроти. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Мет Рамирез (1-2) наспроти. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) наспроти. Zach Andrews (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Abner Perez (Деби) наспроти. Гастон Боланос (Деби)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (Деби) наспроти. Roque Reyes (0-3)
Middleweight Prelim Bout: Martin Sano (4-2) наспроти. Diego Herzog (4-2)