MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT FEATURING ANATOLY TOKOV AGAINST FRANCISCO FRANCE ADDED TO THE PRELIMINARY CARD
Галівуд, Каліфорніі. (Студзеня 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting Джош Кошчек (17-10) супраць Маурисио Алонса(12-7, 1 Паўночная Караліна) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: Фёдар супраць. Mitrione у SAP Center ў Сан-Хасэ, Халіф. на Лютага 18, 2017.
У дадатак, recently signed Russian star Анатоль Токаў (24-2) is set to square off against Францыска Францыя (13-4-1) in a middleweight clash that will be featured on the Bellator.com-streamed undercard, while a previously announced main card bout between Адам Piccolot і Брент прымус has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.
Bellator 172: Фёдар супраць. Mitrione will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Канэктыкут, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for the event are on sale now at the SAP Center Box Office as well as Ticketmaster.com.
Koscheck will be making his highly anticipated Bellator MMA debut after signing with the Viacom-owned promotion in 2015. Prior to the signing, “Kos” competed under the UFC banner for nearly a decade, compiling 15 wins and nine finishes. Зараз, the 39-year-old Dethrone Base Camp product hopes to soar to the top of Bellator MMA’s stacked welterweight class and add to his impressive resume of 17 Кар'ера перамогі. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet Падлогу Дэйлі inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, Халіф. native must get through Alonso on Feb. 18 when he returns to action on Spike.
Hailing from Parana, Бразілія, Alonso will be making his second appearance under the direction of Bellator MMA and first in the welterweight division since 2014. The 36-year-old enters the bout riding a recent string of success, earning victories in each of his last two contests and seven of his last 10 dating back to 2010. Of his 12 career wins, Alonso has finished his opponent five times, including four knockouts. Alonso will look to build off of an undefeated 2016 campaign when he competes on Лютага 18.
Under the tutelage of the legendary Fedor Emilianenko, Tokov has strung together an impressive resume of his own, where from 2012 для 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 паслядоўных перамог. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 з яго 24 career wins, including nine first round finishes. If Tokov is going to continue to blossom on the Bellator roster, he will have to defeat his opponent on Лютага. 18 першы.
Hailing from Gilbert, Арызона, 18-fight veteran France enters the bout having won six of his last eight contests, including one draw and five finishes. The 33-year-old submission specialist will be making his third appearance under the Bellator MMA banner and first in nearly a year at Bellator 172. “Kiko” brings with him one of the most dynamic ground games in the division, аздабленне 12 з яго 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.
Абноўлены Bellator 172: Фёдар супраць. Mitrione Галоўная Карта:
Heavyweight Main Event: Фёдар Емяльяненка (36-4, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Митрион (11-5)
Лёгкі сумесна Галоўнай падзеяй: Джош Томсан (22-8, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Патрыкі «Пітбуль» (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Шэйх Конга (25-10-2) супраць. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Джош Кошчек (17-10) супраць. Маурисио Алонса (12-7, 1 Паўночная Караліна)
Preliminary Bouts:
Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Анатоль Токаў (24-2) супраць. Францыска Францыя (13-4-1)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Джэймс Тэры (18-9) супраць. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) супраць. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) супраць. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) супраць. Карлас Роча (9-4)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Энтані ці (4-1) супраць. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Мэт Рамірэс (1-2) супраць. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) супраць. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Justin Tenedora (Дэбют) супраць. Roque Reyes (0-3)