MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT FEATURING ANATOLY TOKOV AGAINST FRANCISCO FRANCE ADDED TO THE PRELIMINARY CARD

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (Қаңтар 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting Josh Koscheck (17-10) қарсы Mauricio Алонсо(12-7, 1 NC) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Беллатор 172: Федор В.С.. Mitrione Сан-Хосе қаласында SAP орталығында, Калифорния. бойынша Ақпан 18, 2017.

 

Одан басқа, recently signed Russian star Anatoly Tokov (24-2) is set to square off against Франциско Франция (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 мен Brent Primus has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

 

Беллатор 172: Федор В.С.. Mitrione will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/8 p.m. CT, 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. Қазір, 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 Мансап жеңістері. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet Paul Дейли inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, Калифорния. native must get through Alonso on Feb. 18 when he returns to action on Spike.

 

Hailing from Parana, Бразилия, 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 Feb 18.

 

Under the tutelage of the legendary Fedor Emilianenko, Tokov has strung together an impressive resume of his own, where from 2012 қарай 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 қатарынан жеңістер. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 оның 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 Feb. 18 бірінші.

 

Hailing from Gilbert, Аризона, 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 Беллатор 172. “Kiko” brings with him one of the most dynamic ground games in the division, әрлеу 12 оның 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.

 

Жаңартылған Беллатор 172: Федор В.С.. Mitrione Негізгі Card:

Ауыр салмақта Басты оқиға: Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) VS. Matt Mitrione (11-5)

Жеңіл Co-Басты оқиға: Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) VS. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Конго (25-10-2) VS. Oli Thompson (17-9)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Josh Koscheck (17-10) VS. Mauricio Алонсо (12-7, 1 NC)

 

Preliminary Bouts:

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Anatoly Tokov (24-2) VS. Франциско Франция (13-4-1)

Жартылай орта салмақтағы алдын-ала жекпе-жек: Джеймс Терри (18-9) VS. David Douglas (9-6)

Жеңіл салмақ: Nikko Jackson (1-1) VS. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)

Жеңіл салмақ: Juan Cardenas (1-0) VS. Luis Vargas (0-1)

Жартылай орта салмақтағы алдын-ала жекпе-жек: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) VS. Карлос Rocha (9-4)

Жеңіл салмақ: Энтони Do (4-1) VS. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Жеңіл салмақ: Matt Ramirez (1-2) VS. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Жеңіл салмақ: СӨЗ ЕМЕС. Оканович (3-1) VS. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Жеңіл салмақ: Джастин Форк (Дебют) VS. Roque Reyes (0-3)