MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT FEATURING ANATOLY TOKOV AGAINST FRANCISCO FRANCE ADDED TO THE PRELIMINARY CARD
ГОЛІВУД, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. (Січень 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting Джош Кошчек (17-10) проти Маурісіо Алонсо(12-7, 1 Північна Кароліна) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: Федір проти. Mitrione в SAP Center в Сан-Хосе, Халіф. на Лютого 18, 2017.
На додаток, recently signed Russian star Анатолій Токов (24-2) is set to square off against Франциско Франція (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 і Брент Примус has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.
Bellator 172: Федір проти. Mitrione will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, 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. Зараз, 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 Кар'єра перемоги. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet Пол Дейлі inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, Халіф. native must get through Alonso on Feb. 18 when he returns to action on Spike.
Hailing from Parana, Бразилія, 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 Лютого 18.
Under the tutelage of the legendary Fedor Emilianenko, Tokov has strung together an impressive resume of his own, where from 2012 для 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 послідовних перемог. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 з його 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 Лютого. 18 перший.
Hailing from Gilbert, Арізона, 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, обробка 12 з його 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.
Оновлений Bellator 172: Федір проти. Mitrione Головна Карта:
Heavyweight Main Event: Федір Ємельяненко (36-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Мітріон (11-5)
Легкий спільно Головною подією: Джош Томсон (22-8, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)
Супер важка вага: Шейх Конго (25-10-2) проти. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Джош Кошчек (17-10) проти. Маурісіо Алонсо (12-7, 1 Північна Кароліна)
Preliminary Bouts:
Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Анатолій Токов (24-2) проти. Франциско Франція (13-4-1)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Джеймс Террі (18-9) проти. David Douglas (9-6)
Полегшений попередній поєдинок: Nikko Jackson (1-1) проти. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Juan Cardenas (1-0) проти. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) проти. Карлос Роча (9-4)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Ентоні Чи (4-1) проти. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Метт Рамірес (1-2) проти. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Полегшений попередній поєдинок: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) проти. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Justin Tenedora (Дебют) проти. Roque Reyes (0-3)