HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (იანვარი 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) წინააღმდეგ Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 განთავსებულია SAP ცენტრი San Jose, Calif. თებ. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring ფიოდორ (36-4, 1 NC) წინააღმდეგ მეთიუ Mitrione(11-5) in the main event and Cheick კონგო (25-10-2) წინააღმდეგ Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. გარდა ამისა,, undefeated lightweights Adam Piccolot (9-0) და Brent Primus (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. დამატებითი კონკურსები გამოცხადდება.
Bellator 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 საათამდე. და/8 საათამდე. 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. ერთად 16 მისი 22 career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, Thomson is always a threat to end his opponent’s night early. Hailing from San Jose, Calif., 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 17ე time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only დავით 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, და Ryan Couture. Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, ბრაზილია, 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 Feb. 18.
სრული Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione ძირითადი ბარათის:
Heavyweight Main Event: ფიოდორ (36-4, 1 NC) vs. მეთიუ Mitrione (11-5)
მსუბუქი Co-Main Event: Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) vs. პატრიკი “პიტბული (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick კონგო (25-10-2) vs. Oli Thompson (17-9)
მსუბუქი მხატვრული ორთაბრძოლა: Adam Piccolot (9-0) vs. Brent Primus (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: ჯეიმს ტერი (18-9) vs. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) vs. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) vs. Carlos Rocha (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Anthony Do (4-1) vs. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: მეთიუ Ramirez (1-2) vs. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (დებიუტი) vs. Roque Reyes (0-3)