BATTLE OF UNDEFEATED ADAM PICCOLOTTI AND BRENT PRIMUS ALSO ADDED TO MAIN CARD
SANTA MONICA, CALIF - (Bulan Januari 4, 2017) - Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) will challenge Oli Thompson (17-9) selama kartu utama “Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione” pada tanggal Februari 18, 2017 di SAP Center di San Jose, Kalif. Tambahan lagi, undefeated lightweights Adam Piccolot (9-0) dan Brent Primus(7-0) are also set to face off during the Spike-televised card.
Dalam acara utama “Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione," Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) will compete on American Soil for the first since 2011, ketika ia bertemu Matt Mitrione (11-5). The event will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. DAN/8 p.m. CT. Tiket untuk acara mulai dari hanya $30 and are available at SAP Center Box Office, Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com. Additional fights will be announced in coming weeks.
Sejak bergabung dengan keributan Bellator MMA di 2013, Kongo has strung together an impressive run that has seen him emerge victorious in seven of nine contests, including three consecutive victories. Dengan 37 career fights under his belt, the Frenchman has tallied 25 menang profesional, termasuk di dalamnya 12 dengan cara KO. The knockout artist hopes to build off his victory over Tony Johnson at “Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson," when he welcomes British sensation Oli Thompson back into the Bellator cage.
Hailing from East Sussex, Inggris, Thompson enters the matchup in search of his first career win under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. Kencan kembali ke 2015, “The Spartan” collected wins in five of his last six bouts, including a pair of brutal first round knockouts. Nya 17 karir menang, the 36-year-old powerhouse has finished 13 dari mereka, including seven knockouts. A former title-holder of Britain’s Strongest Man competition, Thompson will now look to add to that total when he and Kongo faceoff at SAP Center in San Jose.
Bertarung di Half Moon Bay, California., the undefeated Piccolotti is set to return to San Jose, where he has dominated competition over the past few years. Since signing with Bellator MMA, the 28-year-old lightweight has won all five of his bouts, including four consecutive victories in the “Capital of Silicon Valley.” Piccolotti dazzled in his most recent win over Brandon Girtz, ending the veteran’s three-fight winning streak while once again displaying his lethal combination of flawless jiu-jitsu and striking. Piccolotti has finished his opponent in six of nine career wins and three of his past four, making him one of the most dangerous weapons in the 155-pound division.
Primus also carries with him an undefeated target on his chest, as the battle to remain an unbeaten lightweights goes through SAP Center in 2017. Similar to Piccolotti, Primus saw immediate success in the world of mixed martial arts, recording first round finishes in each of his first five fights to begin his professional career. The five-time Bellator MMA veteran hopes to keep the ball rolling, as a win over the fan-favorite Piccolotti would certainly open a lot of doors. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the 31-years-old Primus hopes to build off of a 2016 campaign that was highlighted by a key win over Brazilian veteran “Toninho Furia.”
Diperbarui "Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione” Main Card:
Acara Utama Kelas Berat: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5)
Pertarungan Fitur Kelas Berat: Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) vs. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Pertarungan Fitur Ringan: Adam Piccolot (9-0) vs. Brent Primus (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: James Terry (18-9) vs. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) vs. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) vs. Carlos Rocha (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Anthony Do (4-1) vs. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Matt Ramirez (1-2) vs. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Fork (Debut) vs. Roque Reyes (0-3)
Tentang Bellator:
Bellator is a leading Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. Di bawah arahan veteran melawan promotor Scott Coker, Bellator tersedia untuk hampir 500 juta rumah di seluruh dunia di lebih dari 140 negara. Di Amerika Serikat, Bellator dapat dilihat pada Spike, pemimpin televisi olahraga tempur. Bellator terdiri dari tim eksekutif yang mencakup para profesional industri terkemuka dalam produksi televisi, Acara orkestrasi hidup, pengembangan pesawat tempur / hubungan, pengadaan venue, penciptaan sponsor / pengembangan, lisensi internasional, pemasaran, pengiklanan, publisitas dan komisi hubungan. Bellator berbasis di Santa Monica, California dan dimiliki oleh raksasa hiburan Viacom, rumah untuk merek hiburan terkemuka di dunia yang terhubung dengan khalayak melalui konten yang menarik di televisi, film, platform online dan mobile.