好萊塢, CALIF. (一月 27, 2017) – A lightweight feature bout pitting 喬希湯姆森 (22-8, 1 NC) 針對 帕特里克“比特犬” (16-8) will serve as the co-main event of Bellator 172 在聖何塞SAP中心, 加利福尼亞州. 2月. 18.
The contest joins a stacked main card that includes a pair of heavyweight competitors featuring 費多爾艾米連科 (36-4, 1 NC) 針對 馬特·米特里恩(11-5) in the main event and 謝赫·金剛 (25-10-2) 針對 Oli Thompson (17-9) in main card action. 此外, undefeated lightweights 亞當Piccolot (9-0) 和 布倫特博智 (7-0) round out the Spike-televised main card. 其他比賽將在短期內公佈.
Bellator 172 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, 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. 同 16 他 22 淘汰賽或投降帶來的職業勝利, Thomson is always a threat to end his opponent’s night early. Hailing from San Jose, 加利福尼亞州。, 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 邁克爾·錢德勒.
The 31-year-old “Pitbull” enters the cage for the 17日 time under the Bellator MMA umbrella, second most in the promotion’s history behind only 大衛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, 德里克場, 和 瑞安時裝. Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, 巴西, 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 二月. 18.
完成 Bellator 172: 費多爾VS. Mitrione 主卡:
重量級的主要事件: 費多爾艾米連科 (36-4, 1 NC) VS. 馬特·米特里恩 (11-5)
輕型合作的主要事件: 喬希湯姆森 (22-8, 1 NC) VS. Patricky “Pitbull (16-8)
重量級特徵回合: 謝赫·金剛 (25-10-2) VS. Oli Thompson (17-9)
輕量級功能回合: 亞當Piccolot (9-0) VS. 布倫特博智 (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: 詹姆斯·特里 (18-9) VS. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) VS. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) VS. 路易斯·巴爾加斯 (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) VS. 卡洛斯·羅查 (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: 安東尼待辦事項 (4-1) VS. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: 馬特·拉米雷斯 (1-2) VS. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: 一句話. Okanovich (3-1) VS. 天堂Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: 賈斯汀控股 (登場) VS. Roque Reyes (0-3)