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

SANTA MONICA, CALIF — (一月 4, 2017) - 谢赫·金刚 (25-10-2) 会挑战 Oli Thompson (17-9) during the main card of “Bellator 172: 费多尔VS. Mitrione” 上 二月 18, 2017 在圣何塞SAP中心, 加利福尼亚州. 此外, undefeated lightweights 亚当Piccolot (9-0) 和 布伦特博智(7-0) are also set to face off during the Spike-televised card.

在主要事件 “Bellator 172: 费多尔VS. Mitrione,” 费多尔艾米连科 (36-4, 1 NC) will compete on American Soil for the first since 2011, 当他遇见 Matt Mitrione (11-5). 该活动将在 SPIKE 现场免费直播 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT. 事件门票开始仅 $30 and are available at SAP Center Box Office, Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com. 更多的战斗将在未来几周内公布.

自从加入Bellator MMA战局 2013, Kongo has strung together an impressive run that has seen him emerge victorious in seven of nine contests, including three consecutive victories. 同 37 career fights under his belt, the Frenchman has tallied 25 专业胜, 含 12 by way of knockout. The knockout artist hopes to build off his victory over Tony Johnson at “Bellator 161: 金刚VS. 约翰逊,” when he welcomes British sensation Oli Thompson back into the Bellator cage.

Hailing from East Sussex, 英国, Thompson enters the matchup in search of his first career win under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. 追溯到 2015, “The Spartan” collected wins in five of his last six bouts, including a pair of brutal first round knockouts. 他的 17 职业生涯胜, the 36-year-old powerhouse has finished 13 其中, 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, 加利福尼亚州。, 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 布兰登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, 俄勒冈, 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.”

更新了“Bellator 172: 费多尔VS. Mitrione” Main Card:

重量级的主要事件: 费多尔艾米连科 (36-4, 1 NC) VS. Matt Mitrione (11-5)

重量级特征回合: 谢赫·金刚 (25-10-2) VS. Oli Thompson (17-9)

轻量级特征回合: 亚当Piccolot (9-0) VS. 布伦特博智 (7-0)

Preliminary Bouts:

Welterweight Prelim Bout: 詹姆斯·特里 (18-9) VS. David Douglas (9-6)

Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) VS. 塞萨尔·冈萨雷斯 (0-1)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) VS. 路易斯·巴尔加斯 (0-1)

Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) VS. 卡洛斯·罗查 (9-4)

Flyweight Prelim Bout: 安东尼待办事项 (4-1) VS. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Flyweight Prelim Bout: 马特·拉米雷斯 (1-2) VS. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) VS. 天堂 天堂 (5-1)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: 贾斯汀·福克 (登场) VS. Roque Reyes (0-3)

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