Холливоод, Цалиф. (Јануар 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Џош Томсон (22-8, 1 НЦ) против Патрицки "Питбулл" (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Беллатор 172 у САП центру у Сан Јосе, Калиф. он Феб. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring Федор Емелианенко (36-4, 1 НЦ) против мат Митрионе(11-5) in the main event and Цхеицк Конго (25-10-2) против Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. Додатно, undefeated lightweights Адам Пиццолот (9-0) и Брент Примус (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. Додатни такмичења ће бити објављен ускоро.
Беллатор 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 п.м. И/8 п.м. ЦТ, 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. Са 16 његовог 22 победе у каријери долазе нокаутом или подношењем, Thomson is always a threat to end his opponent’s night early. Hailing from San Jose, Цалиф., 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 17тх time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only Дејвид рицкелс. 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 Поља, и Рајан Цоутуре. 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 Јан. 18.
комплетан Беллатор 172: Федор вс. Mitrione Главни картица:
Heavyweight Main Event: Федор Емелианенко (36-4, 1 НЦ) вс. мат Митрионе (11-5)
Лаган Ко Маин Евент: Џош Томсон (22-8, 1 НЦ) вс. Патрицки “Питбулл (16-8)
Тешка категорија: Цхеицк Конго (25-10-2) вс. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Лагана карактерна борба: Адам Пиццолот (9-0) вс. Брент Примус (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Јамес Терри (18-9) вс. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) вс. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) вс. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) вс. Царлос Роцха (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Ентони До (4-1) вс. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Мет Рамирез (1-2) вс. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) вс. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (Деби) вс. Roque Reyes (0-3)