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

Холивуд, CALIF. (Январ 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting Еҳ Koscheck (17-10) бар зидди Mauricio Алонсо(12-7, 1 NC) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: Федор против. Mitrione дар Маркази SAP дар Сан-Хосе, Calif. ба Феврал 18, 2017.

 

Дар Илова, recently signed Russian star Anatoly Tokov (24-2) is set to square off against Франсиско Фаронса (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 Одам Piccolot ва Brent Primus has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

 

Bellator 172: Федор против. Mitrione will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 Земле. ВА/8 Земле. Ч., 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. Ҳозир, 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 ғалабаҳои Мансаб. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet Павлус Daley inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, Calif. 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 ба 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 Пирӯзии пай дар пай. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 аз худ 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 аввал.

 

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 Bellator 172. “Kiko” brings with him one of the most dynamic ground games in the division, анҷом 12 аз худ 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: Федор против. Mitrione Card асосӣ:

Heavyweight Main Event: Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) против. Мат Mitrione (11-5)

Co-асосӣ қабул намояд Чорабинии: Ҷош Томсон (22-8, 1 NC) против. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)

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

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

 

Preliminary Bouts:

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Anatoly Tokov (24-2) против. Франсиско Фаронса (13-4-1)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Яъқуб Терри (18-9) против. David Douglas (9-6)

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

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

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) против. Карлос Rocha (9-4)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Энтони Оё (4-1) против. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Мат Ramirez (1-2) против. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) против. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Justin Tenedora (Debut) против. Roque Reyes (0-3)