HOLLYWOOD, Kalifornia. (Január 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) ellen Patricky "Pitbull" (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 Az SAP Center San Jose, Kalifornia. A február. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) ellen Matt Mitrione(11-5) in the main event and Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) ellen Thompson volt az (17-9) in main card action. Ezenkívül, undefeated lightweights Adam Piccolot (9-0) és Brent Primus (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. További versenyek hamarosan bejelentenek.
Bellator 172 élőben és ingyenesen közvetítik a SPIKE oldalon 9 p.m. ÉS/8 p.m. CT, míg az előzetes fellépés a Bellator.com-on és a Bellator Mobile App-on fog folyni. Az eseményre szóló jegyek már kaphatók az SAP Center pénztárában, valamint a Ticketmaster.com oldalon.
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. A 16 az ő 22 karrier győzelem jön útján kiütött vagy benyújtás, Thomson is always a threat to end his opponent’s night early. Hailing from San Jose, Kalifornia., 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 Michael Chandler.
The 31-year-old “Pitbull” enters the cage for the 17th time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only David 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, Derek Fields, és Ryan Couture. Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazília, 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 Február. 18.
teljes Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione Fő Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5)
Könnyű, Co-Main Event: Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) vs. Patricky „Pitbull (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) vs. Thompson volt az (17-9)
Könnyű Feature Bout: Adam Piccolot (9-0) vs. Brent Primus (7-0)
Előzetes viadalok:
Középsúlyú előzetes viadal: James Terry (18-9) vs. David Douglas (9-6)
Könnyű előfutam: Nikko Jackson (1-1) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Tollsúlyú előzetes viadal: Juan Cardenas (1-0) vs. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Középsúlyú előzetes viadal: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) vs. Carlos Rocha (9-4)
Légsúlyú előzetes viadal: Anthony Do (4-1) vs. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Légsúlyú előzetes viadal: Matt Ramirez (1-2) vs. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Könnyű előfutam: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) vs. Paradicsom Vaovasa (5-1)
Tollsúlyú előzetes viadal: Justin Fork (Bemutatkozás) vs. Roque Reyes (0-3)