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

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (Januar 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting Josh Koscheck (17-10) proti Mauricio Alonso(12-7, 1 NC) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione pri SAP Center v San Jose, Kalifornija. na Februar 18, 2017.

 

Poleg tega, recently signed Russian star Anatoly Tokov (24-2) is set to square off against Francisco Francija (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 Adam Piccolot in Brent 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. IN/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. Zdaj, 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 karierne zmage. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet Paul Daley inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, Kalifornija. 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 sega v leto 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 Februar 18.

 

Under the tutelage of the legendary Fedor Emilianenko, Tokov has strung together an impressive resume of his own, where from 2012 da 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 zaporednih zmag. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 njegovega 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 Februar. 18 Prva.

 

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, Dodelava 12 njegovega 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.

 

Posodobljeno Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione Glavni Card:

Težji Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5)

Lahka Co-Main Event: Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) vs. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)

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

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

 

Preliminary Bouts:

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Anatoly Tokov (24-2) vs. Francisco Francija (13-4-1)

Welterweight Predhodni Bout: James Terry (18-9) vs. David Douglas (9-6)

Lahka Predhodni Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)

Peresno Predhodni Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) vs. Luis Vargas (0-1)

Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) vs. Carlos Rocha (9-4)

Optimizacija učinkovitosti Predhodni Bout: Anthony Do (4-1) vs. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Optimizacija učinkovitosti Predhodni Bout: Matt Ramirez (1-2) vs. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lahka Predhodni Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Peresno Predhodni Bout: Justin Tenedora (Debut) vs. Roque Reyes (0-3)