Сан-Хосе, CALIF. (Feb. 16, 2017) – We are just days away from one of the most highly anticipated heavyweight battles in Bellator MMA history, мисли Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) ва Мат Mitrione (11-5) headline a massive main card at Bellator 172. Бори дигар, Bellator’s digital team has put together a collection of exclusive new content in preparation of Шанбе кард 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.
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INFO МУБОРИЗАИ: The evening’s main event features a highly anticipated heavyweight slugfest pitting the legendary Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) бар зидди Мат Mitrione (11-5).
San Jose’s own Ҷош Томсон (22-8, 1 NC) 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 Kongo (25-10-2) against British phenom Oli Thompson (17-9) and a female flyweight fight pairing Veta Arteaga (2-1) бар зидди Brooke Mayo (Debut). Lastly, a welterweight showdown pitting Еҳ Koscheck (17-10) бар зиддиMauricio Алонсо (12-7, 1 NC) rounds out the Spike-televised main card action.
Bellator 172: Федор против. Mitrione airs зинда ва озод дар хӯшае дар 9 Земле. ВА/8 Земле. Ч., 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, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Complete Bellator 172: Федор против. Mitrione SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) против. Мат Mitrione (11-5)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Ҷош Томсон (22-8, 1 NC) против. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) против. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Veta Arteaga (2-1) против. Brooke Mayo (Debut)
Мубориза Фарқияти Welterweight: Еҳ Koscheck (17-10) против. Mauricio Алонсо (12-7, 1 NC)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Anatoly Tokov (24-2) против. Франсиско Фаронса (13-4-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Яъқуб Терри (18-9) против. J.C. Llamas (8-5)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) против. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) против. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Dominic Sumner (1-0) против. Abraham Vaesau (1-0)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Энтони Оё (4-1) против. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Мат Ramirez (1-2) против. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) против. Zach Andrews (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Abner Perez (Debut) против. Gaston Bolanos (Debut)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (Debut) против. Roque Reyes (0-3)
Middleweight Prelim Bout: Martin Sano (4-2) против. Diego Herzog (4-2)