MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT FEATURING ANATOLY TOKOV AGAINST FRANCISCO FRANCE ADDED TO THE PRELIMINARY CARD
好莱坞, CALIF. (一月 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting 乔希Koscheck (17-10) 针对 毛里西奥·阿隆索(12-7, 1 NC) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: 费多尔VS. Mitrione 在圣何塞SAP中心, 加利福尼亚州. 上 二月 18, 2017.
此外, recently signed Russian star 阿纳托利Tokov (24-2) 设置为正对 旧金山法国 (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 亚当Piccolot 和 布伦特博智 has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.
Bellator 172: 费多尔VS. Mitrione 将现场直播和免费秒杀 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, 而初步行动将流于Bellator.com和Bellator移动应用. 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. 现在, 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 事业胜利. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet 保罗·戴利 inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, 加利福尼亚州. native must get through Alonso on Feb. 18 when he returns to action on Spike.
Hailing from Parana, 巴西, 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 追溯到 2010. 他的 12 职业生涯胜, 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 二月 18.
Under the tutelage of the legendary Fedor Emilianenko, Tokov has strung together an impressive resume of his own, where from 2012 到 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 连胜. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 他 24 职业生涯胜, 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 二月. 18 第一.
Hailing from Gilbert, 亚利桑那, 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, 精加工 12 他 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.
更新 Bellator 172: 费多尔VS. Mitrione 主卡:
重量级的主要事件: 费多尔艾米连科 (36-4, 1 NC) VS. Matt Mitrione (11-5)
轻型合作的主要事件: 乔希汤姆森 (22-8, 1 NC) VS. Patricky“斗犬” (16-8)
重量级特征回合: 谢赫·金刚 (25-10-2) VS. Oli Thompson (17-9)
次中量级功能回合: 乔希Koscheck (17-10) VS. 毛里西奥·阿隆索 (12-7, 1 NC)
Preliminary Bouts:
中量级预赛: 阿纳托利Tokov (24-2) VS. 旧金山法国 (13-4-1)
重量级初步回合: 詹姆斯·特里 (18-9) VS. David Douglas (9-6)
轻量级初步回合: Nikko Jackson (1-1) VS. 塞萨尔·冈萨雷斯 (0-1)
羽初步回合: Juan Cardenas (1-0) VS. 路易斯·巴尔加斯 (0-1)
重量级初步回合: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) VS. 卡洛斯·罗查 (9-4)
飞锤初步回合: 安东尼待办事项 (4-1) VS. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
飞锤初步回合: 马特·拉米雷斯 (1-2) VS. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
轻量级初步回合: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) VS. 天堂 天堂 (5-1)
羽初步回合: 贾斯汀·福克 (登场) VS. Roque Reyes (0-3)