האָלליוואָאָד, קאַליף. (יאַנואַר 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting דזשאָש טהאָמסאָן (22-8, 1 נק) קעגן Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of בעללאַטאָר 172 ביי זאַפט צענטער אין סאַן דזשאָסע, קאַליף. אויף פעברואר. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ (36-4, 1 נק) קעגן מאַט מיטריאָנע(11-5) in the main event and טשעיקק קאָנגאָ (25-10-2) קעגן Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. דערצו, undefeated lightweights אד"ם פּיקקאָלאָט (9-0) און ברענט פּרימוס (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. נאָך קאַנטעס וועט זיין מודיע באַלד.
בעללאַטאָר 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, 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. מיט 16 פון זיין 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, קאַליף., 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 מיכאל טשאַנדלער.
The 31-year-old “Pitbull” enters the cage for the 17טה time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only דוד ריקקעלס. 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, דערעק פיעלדס, און ריאַן קאָוטורע. Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil, 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 פעברואר. 18.
Complete בעללאַטאָר 172: פעדער ווס. Mitrione הויפּט קאַרד:
Heavyweight Main Event: פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ (36-4, 1 נק) ווס. מאַט מיטריאָנע (11-5)
לייטווייט קאָ-הויפּט געשעעניש: דזשאָש טהאָמסאָן (22-8, 1 נק) ווס. Patricky “Pitbull (16-8)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: טשעיקק קאָנגאָ (25-10-2) ווס. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Lightweight Feature Bout: אד"ם פּיקקאָלאָט (9-0) ווס. ברענט פּרימוס (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: יעקב טערי (18-9) ווס. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) ווס. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) ווס. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) ווס. קאַרלאָס ראָטשאַ (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: אַנטאַני דו (4-1) ווס. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: מאַט ראַמירעז (1-2) ווס. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) ווס. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (דעבוט) ווס. Roque Reyes (0-3)