Холивуд, CALIF. (Январ 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Ҷош Томсон (22-8, 1 NC) бар зидди Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 дар Маркази SAP дар Сан-Хосе, Calif. оид ба Фев. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) бар зидди Мат Mitrione(11-5) in the main event and Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) бар зидди Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. Дар Илова, undefeated lightweights Одам Piccolot (9-0) ва Brent Primus (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. Мусобиқаҳои иловагӣ хоҳад ба наздикӣ эълон.
Bellator 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 Земле. ВА/8 Земле. Ч., 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. Аз 16 аз худ 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 Михаил Chandler.
The 31-year-old “Pitbull” enters the cage for the 17уми 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, Дек Fields, ва Ryan Couture. 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.
Complete Bellator 172: Федор против. Mitrione Card асосӣ:
Heavyweight Main Event: Федор Емельяненко (36-4, 1 NC) против. Мат Mitrione (11-5)
Co-асосӣ қабул намояд Чорабинии: Ҷош Томсон (22-8, 1 NC) против. Patricky “Pitbull (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) против. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Lightweight Feature Bout: Одам Piccolot (9-0) против. Brent Primus (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Яъқуб Терри (18-9) против. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) против. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) против. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) против. Карлос Rocha (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Энтони Оё (4-1) против. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Мат Ramirez (1-2) против. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) против. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (Debut) против. Roque Reyes (0-3)