HOLLYWOOD, Калифорнија. (Јануари 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Џош Томпсон (22-8, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) против Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 на САП Центар во Сан Хозе, Калифорнија. во февруари. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) против Мет Mitrione(11-5) in the main event and Cheick конго (25-10-2) против Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. Во прилог, undefeated lightweights Адам Piccolot (9-0) и Брент Први (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. Дополнителни избори ќе биде објавен наскоро.
Bellator 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 вечер. И/8 вечер. КТ, додека прелиминарната акција ќе се пренесува на Bellator.com и апликацијата Bellator Mobile. 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. Со 16 на неговата 22 победи во кариерата кои доаѓаат со нокаут или поднесување, Thomson is always a threat to end his opponent’s night early. Hailing from San Jose, Калифорнија., 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 Мајкл Чендлер.
The 31-year-old “Pitbull” enters the cage for the 17та time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only Дејвид 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, Дерек Полињата, и Рајан Couture. Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, Бразил, 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 Февруари. 18.
Заврши Bellator 172: Fedor наспроти. Mitrione Главната картичка:
Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Мет Mitrione (11-5)
Лесни ко-главен настан: Џош Томпсон (22-8, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Patricky “Pitbull (16-8)
Тешка категорија во борба: Cheick конго (25-10-2) наспроти. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Лесен меч за одлики: Адам Piccolot (9-0) наспроти. Брент Први (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Џејмс Тери (18-9) наспроти. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) наспроти. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) наспроти. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) наспроти. Карлос Роча (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Ентони Do (4-1) наспроти. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Мет Рамирез (1-2) наспроти. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) наспроти. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (Деби) наспроти. Roque Reyes (0-3)