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

हलिउड, क्यालिफोर्निया. (जनवरी 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting यहो Koscheck (17-10) विरुद्धमा Mauricio Alonso(12-7, 1 कांग्रेस) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: Fedor बनाम. Mitrione सान जोस मा SAP केन्द्र मा, क्यालिफोर्निया. मा फेब्रुअरी 18, 2017.

 

साथै, recently signed Russian star Anatoly Tokov (24-2) is set to square off against फ्रान्सिस्को फ्रान्स (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 आदम Piccolot र ब्रेन्ट प्रिमस has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

 

Bellator 172: Fedor बनाम. Mitrione will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. र/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. अब, 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 क्यारियर जीत. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet पावलले Daley inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, क्यालिफोर्निया. native must get through Alonso on Feb. 18 when he returns to action on Spike.

 

Hailing from Parana, ब्राजिल, 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 गर्न 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 लगातार जीत. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 को आफ्नो 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 पहिलो.

 

Hailing from Gilbert, एरिजोना, 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, परिष्करण 12 को आफ्नो 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.

 

Updated Bellator 172: Fedor बनाम. Mitrione मुख्य कार्ड:

Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 कांग्रेस) बनाम. मत्ती Mitrione (11-5)

हल्का सह-मुख्य घटना: यहो थमसन (22-8, 1 कांग्रेस) बनाम. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)

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

Welterweight Feature Bout: यहो Koscheck (17-10) बनाम. Mauricio Alonso (12-7, 1 कांग्रेस)

 

Preliminary Bouts:

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Anatoly Tokov (24-2) बनाम. फ्रान्सिस्को फ्रान्स (13-4-1)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: जेम्स टेरी (18-9) बनाम. David Douglas (9-6)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) बनाम. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) बनाम. Luis Vargas (0-1)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) बनाम. कार्लोस Rocha (9-4)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: एन्थोनी के (4-1) बनाम. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: मत्ती Ramirez (1-2) बनाम. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: एक शब्द हैन. Okanovich (3-1) बनाम. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Justin Tenedora (पदार्पण) बनाम. Roque Reyes (0-3)