הוליווד, קליפורניה. (ינואר 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting ג'וש תומסון (22-8, 1 NC) נגד פטריק "פיטבול" (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 במרכז SAP בסן חוזה, קליפורניה. על פבואר. 18.

The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring פדור Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) נגד מאט Mitrione(11-5) in the main event and Cheick קונגו (25-10-2) נגד Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. בנוסף, undefeated lightweights האדם Piccolot (9-0) ו ברנט פרימוס (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. תחרויות נוספות תוכרז בקרוב.

Bellator 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ו/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.

After earning victories in each of his first seven professional contests, the 38-year-old Thomson joined forces with the UFC and Strikeforce, stringing together an impressive resume that included notable wins over Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez. Now under the direction of Bellator MMA, “The Punk” has recorded back-to-back finishes in his first two bouts with the Scott Coker-led promotion. עם 16 שלו 22 ניצחונות בקריירה מגיעים בדרך של נוק אאוט או הגשה, Thomson is always a threat to end his opponent’s night early. Hailing from San Jose, קליפורניה., Thomson hopes to put on a show in front of his hometown faithful and move one step closer to finally meeting Bellator MMA Lightweight Champion מייקל צ'נדלר.

The 31-year-old “Pitbull” enters the cage for the 17^ה time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only דוד Rickels. The Brazilian knockout artist continues to be at the forefront of Bellator MMA’s lightweight division and has tallied six wins over his past nine bouts, including a trio of knockouts over proven veterans Rickels, דרק פילדס, ו ריאן Couture. Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, ברזיל, Freire has notched 10 knockouts over his professional career, with five of the finishes coming in the opening round of action. “Pitbull” will once again look to play the role of spoiler when he tries to take down San Jose’s own Thomson on פבואר. 18.

 

Complete Bellator 172: פדור vs. Mitrione כרטיס ראשי:

אירוע במשקל כבד ראשי: פדור Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) לעומת. מאט Mitrione (11-5)

Co-ראשי קלות אירוע: ג'וש תומסון (22-8, 1 NC) לעומת. פטריק "פיטבול (16-8)

מאפיין משקל כבד: Cheick קונגו (25-10-2) לעומת. Oli Thompson (17-9)

תכונה קלה באוט: האדם Piccolot (9-0) לעומת. ברנט פרימוס (7-0)

 

Preliminary Bouts:

Welterweight Prelim Bout: ג'יימס טרי (18-9) לעומת. David Douglas (9-6)

Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) לעומת. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) לעומת. לואיס ורגאס (0-1)

Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) לעומת. קרלוס Rocha (9-4)

Flyweight Prelim Bout: אנתוני Do (4-1) לעומת. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Flyweight Prelim Bout: מאט רמירז (1-2) לעומת. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lightweight Prelim Bout: לא מילה. Okanovich (3-1) לעומת. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (הבכורה) לעומת. Roque Reyes (0-3)