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

Холливудын, Калифорни мужийн. (January 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting Жош Koscheck (17-10) эсрэг Маурисио Алонсо(12-7, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: Fedor VS. Mitrione Сан-Хосе-д SAP-ийн төвд, Калифорни мужийн. тухай Хоёрдугаар сар 18, 2017.

 

Үүнээс гадна, recently signed Russian star Anatoly Tokov (24-2) is set to square off against Франциско Франц (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 болон Брент Primus has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

 

Bellator 172: Fedor VS. Mitrione will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. БОЛОН/8 p.m. СТ, 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. Одоо, 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 ажил мэргэжил ялалт. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet Паул Дэли inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, Калифорни мужийн. native must get through Alonso on Feb. 18 when he returns to action on Spike.

 

Hailing from Parana, Бразил, 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 буцаж болзож 2010. Түүний 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 Эцсийн 18.

 

Under the tutelage of the legendary Fedor Emilianenko, Tokov has strung together an impressive resume of his own, where from 2012 нь 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 дараалсан ялалт. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 нь түүний 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 Эцсийн. 18 анх удаа.

 

Hailing from Gilbert, Аризонагийн, 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, дуусгах 12 нь түүний 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.

 

Шинэчлэгдсэн Bellator 172: Fedor VS. Mitrione Үндсэн карт:

Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Мэтт Mitrione (11-5)

Хөнгөн Хамтран Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Жош Thomson (22-8, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)

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

Welterweight Feature Bout: Жош Koscheck (17-10) сүсэг. Маурисио Алонсо (12-7, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт)

 

Preliminary Bouts:

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

Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Жеймс Терри (18-9) сүсэг. David Douglas (9-6)

Хөнгөн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Nikko Jackson (1-1) сүсэг. Сезар Гонзалес (0-1)

Өд урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Juan Cardenas (1-0) сүсэг. Luis Варгас (0-1)

Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) сүсэг. Карлос Rocha (9-4)

Flyweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Энтони Do (4-1) сүсэг. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Flyweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Мэтт Рамирез (1-2) сүсэг. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Хөнгөн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) сүсэг. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Өд урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Justin Tenedora (Дебют) сүсэг. Roque Reyes (0-3)