HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (Қаңтар 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) қарсы Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Беллатор 172 Сан-Хосе қаласында SAP орталығында, Калифорния. ақп туралы. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) қарсы Matt Mitrione(11-5) in the main event and Cheick Конго (25-10-2) қарсы Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. Одан басқа, undefeated lightweights Адам Piccolot (9-0) мен Brent Primus (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. Қосымша байқаулар көп ұзамай жарияланатын болады.
Беллатор 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/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. Бірге 16 оның 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, Калифорния., 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 Майкл Чандлер.
The 31-year-old “Pitbull” enters the cage for the 17ші time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only Дэвид 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, мен Ryan Кутюр. Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, Бразилия, 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.
Аяқталды Беллатор 172: Федор В.С.. Mitrione Негізгі Card:
Ауыр салмақта Басты оқиға: Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) VS. Matt Mitrione (11-5)
Жеңіл Co-Басты оқиға: Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) VS. Patricky “Pitbull (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Конго (25-10-2) VS. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Lightweight Feature Bout: Адам Piccolot (9-0) VS. Brent Primus (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Джеймс Терри (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. Карлос Rocha (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Энтони Do (4-1) VS. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Matt Ramirez (1-2) VS. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: СӨЗ ЕМЕС. Оканович (3-1) VS. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Джастин Форк (Дебют) VS. Roque Reyes (0-3)