ГОЛІВУД, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. (Січень 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting Джош Томсон (22-8, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 в SAP Center в Сан-Хосе, Халіф. лютого. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring Федір Ємельяненко (36-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти Мітріон(11-5) in the main event and Шейх Конго (25-10-2) проти Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. На додаток, undefeated lightweights Адам Piccolot (9-0) і Брент Примус (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. Додаткові конкурси будуть оголошені найближчим часом.
Bellator 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, 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. З 16 з його 22 кар'єрні перемоги, що приходять шляхом нокауту або підкорення, Thomson is always a threat to end his opponent’s night early. Hailing from San Jose, Каліфорнія., 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 17ї time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only Девід 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 Поля, і Райан Couture. Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, Бразилія, 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 Лютого. 18.
Повна Bellator 172: Федір проти. Mitrione Головна Карта:
Heavyweight Main Event: Федір Ємельяненко (36-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Мітріон (11-5)
Легкий спільно Головною подією: Джош Томсон (22-8, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Патрікі “Пітбуль (16-8)
Супер важка вага: Шейх Конго (25-10-2) проти. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Легкий поєдинок: Адам Piccolot (9-0) проти. Брент Примус (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Джеймс Террі (18-9) проти. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) проти. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) проти. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) проти. Карлос Роча (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Ентоні Чи (4-1) проти. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: Метт Рамірес (1-2) проти. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) проти. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (Дебют) проти. Roque Reyes (0-3)