HEAVYWEIGHT BRAWL PITTING CHEICK KONGO AGAINST OLI THOMPSON ADDED TO ‘BELLATOR 172’ ON FEB. 18

 

BATTLE OF UNDEFEATED ADAM PICCOLOTTI AND BRENT PRIMUS ALSO ADDED TO MAIN CARD

סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף (יאַנואַר 4, 2017) - טשעיקק קאָנגאָ (25-10-2) will challenge Oli Thompson (17-9) during the main card of "בעללאַטאָר 172: פעדער ווס. Mitrione” אויף פעברואַר 18, 2017 ביי זאַפט צענטער אין סאַן דזשאָסע, קאַליף. דערצו, undefeated lightweights אד"ם פּיקקאָלאָט (9-0) און ברענט פּרימוס(7-0) are also set to face off during the Spike-televised card.

אין די הויפּט געשעעניש פון "בעללאַטאָר 172: פעדער ווס. Mitrione," פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ (36-4, 1 נק) will compete on American Soil for the first since 2011, ווען ער מיץ מאַט מיטריאָנע (11-5). The event will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט. טיקקעץ פֿאַר די געשעעניש אָנהייבן בייַ בלויז $30 and are available at SAP Center Box Office, Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com. Additional fights will be announced in coming weeks.

זינט דזשוינינג די בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פרייַ אין 2013, Kongo has strung together an impressive run that has seen him emerge victorious in seven of nine contests, including three consecutive victories. מיט 37 career fights under his belt, the Frenchman has tallied 25 professional wins, אַרייַנגערעכנט 12 by way of knockout. The knockout artist hopes to build off his victory over Tony Johnson at "בעללאַטאָר 161: קאָנגאָ ווס. זשאנסאן," when he welcomes British sensation Oli Thompson back into the Bellator cage.

Hailing from East Sussex, ענגלאַנד, Thompson enters the matchup in search of his first career win under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. Dating back to 2015, “The Spartan” collected wins in five of his last six bouts, including a pair of brutal first round knockouts. Of his 17 career wins, the 36-year-old powerhouse has finished 13 פון זיי, 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.

Fighting out of Half Moon Bay, קאַליף., 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 בראַנדאָן גירטז, 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.”

ופּדאַטעד "בעללאַטאָר 172: פעדער ווס. Mitrione” Main Card:

Heavyweight Main Event: פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ (36-4, 1 נק) ווס. מאַט מיטריאָנע (11-5)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: טשעיקק קאָנגאָ (25-10-2) ווס. Oli Thompson (17-9)

Lightweight Feature Bout: אד"ם פּיקקאָלאָט (9-0) ווס. ברענט פּרימוס (7-0)

Preliminary Bouts:

Welterweight Prelim Bout: יעקב טערי (18-9) ווס. David Douglas (9-6)

Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) ווס. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) ווס. Luis Vargas (0-1)

Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) ווס. קאַרלאָס ראָטשאַ (9-4)

Flyweight Prelim Bout: אַנטאַני דו (4-1) ווס. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Flyweight Prelim Bout: מאַט ראַמירעז (1-2) ווס. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) ווס. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (דעבוט) ווס. Roque Reyes (0-3)

About Bellator:

Bellator is a leading Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. אונטער דער ריכטונג פון וועטעראַן קעמפן פאַרשפּרייטער סקאַט קאָקער, בעללאַטאָר איז בנימצא צו קימאַט 500 מיליאָן האָמעס ווערלדווייד אין איבער 140 לענדער. אין די פאַרייניקטע שטאַטן, בעללאַטאָר קענען זייַן געזען אויף ספּייק, the combat sports television leader. Bellator is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, לעבן געשעעניש אָרקאַסטריישאַן, פייטער אַנטוויקלונג / באַציונגען, וועניו ייַנשאַפונג, שותפות שאַפונג / אַנטוויקלונג, אינטערנאַציאָנאַלער ליסענסינג, אָפּזעצערייַ, גאַנצע, פּירסעם און קאָמיסיע באַציונגען. בעללאַטאָר איז באזירט אין סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליפאָרניאַ און אָונד דורך פאַרווייַלונג גיגאַנט וויאַקאָם, היים צו די וועלט 'ס פּרעמיער פאַרווייַלונג בראַנדז אַז פאַרבינדן מיט אַדיאַנסאַז דורך קאַמפּעלינג צופרידן אַריבער טעלעוויזיע, באַוועגונג בילד, אָנליין און רירעוודיק פּלאַטפאָרמס.

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