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

HOLLYWOOD, Kalifas. (Sausis 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting Joshas Koscheck (17-10) prieš Mauricio Alonso(12-7, 1 NC) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: Fiodoras vs. Mitrione SAP centro San Chosė, Kalifas. apie Vasaris 18, 2017.

 

Papildomai, recently signed Russian star Anatolijus Tokovas (24-2) is set to square off against Franciskas Prancūzija (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 Adomas Piccolot ir "Brent" Primus has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

 

Bellator 172: Fiodoras vs. Mitrione will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. IR/8 p.m. KT, o preliminarūs veiksmai bus transliuojami Bellator.com ir 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. Dabar, 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 karjeros pergalių. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet Paulius Daley inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, Kalifas. native must get through Alonso on Feb. 18 when he returns to action on Spike.

 

Hailing from Parana, Brazilija, 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 datuojamas 2010. Of his 12 karjera laimi, 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 Vasaris 18.

 

Under the tutelage of the legendary Fedor Emilianenko, Tokov has strung together an impressive resume of his own, where from 2012 į 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 iš eilės laimi. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 nuo jo 24 karjera laimi, 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 Vasaris. 18 pirmas.

 

Hailing from Gilbert, Arizona, 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, apdailinimas 12 nuo jo 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.

 

Atnaujinta Bellator 172: Fiodoras vs. Mitrione Pagrindinė kortelė:

Heavyweight Main Event: Fiodoras Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Mattas Mitrione (11-5)

Lengvas Bendras Main Event: Joshas "Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" (16-8)

Sunkiasvoris „Feature Bout“: Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) vs. Oli Thompson (17-9)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Joshas Koscheck (17-10) vs. Mauricio Alonso (12-7, 1 NC)

 

Preliminary Bouts:

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Anatolijus Tokovas (24-2) vs. Franciskas Prancūzija (13-4-1)

Vidutinio svorio parengiamosios varžybos: James Terry (18-9) vs. David Douglas (9-6)

Lengvas parengiamasis mačas: Nikko Jackson (1-1) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)

Parengiamosios varžybos su plunksna: Juan Cardenas (1-0) vs. Luis Vargas (0-1)

Vidutinio svorio parengiamosios varžybos: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) vs. Carlos Rocha (9-4)

Preliminarioji lengvaatlečių kova: Anthony Do (4-1) vs. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Preliminarioji lengvaatlečių kova: Mattas Ramirez (1-2) vs. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lengvas parengiamasis mačas: J.J. Okanovičius (3-1) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Parengiamosios varžybos su plunksna: Justinas Forkas (Debiutas) vs. Roque Reyes (0-3)