Холливудын, Калифорни мужийн. (January 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Жош Thomson (22-8, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) эсрэг Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 Сан-Хосе-д SAP-ийн төвд, Калифорни мужийн. сарын тухай. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) эсрэг Мэтт Mitrione(11-5) in the main event and Cheick Конго (25-10-2) эсрэг Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. Үүнээс гадна, undefeated lightweights Адам Piccolot (9-0) болон Брент Primus (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. Нэмэлт уралдаан удахгүй зарлах болно.
Bellator 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. БОЛОН/8 p.m. СТ, 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. Нь 16 нь түүний 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, Калифорни мужийн., 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 Chandler.
The 31-year-old “Pitbull” enters the cage for the 17-р 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, Дерек талбарууд, болон Райан 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 Эцсийн. 18.
иж бүрэн Bellator 172: Fedor VS. Mitrione Үндсэн карт:
Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Мэтт Mitrione (11-5)
Хөнгөн Хамтран Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Жош Thomson (22-8, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Patricky “Pitbull (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Конго (25-10-2) сүсэг. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Хөнгөн Онцлог дайралт хийвэл: Адам Piccolot (9-0) сүсэг. Брент Primus (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Жеймс Терри (18-9) сүсэг. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) сүсэг. Сезар Гонзалес (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) сүсэг. Luis Варгас (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) сүсэг. Карлос Rocha (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Энтони Do (4-1) сүсэг. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Мэтт Рамирез (1-2) сүсэг. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) сүсэг. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (Дебют) сүсэг. Roque Reyes (0-3)