BATTLE OF UNDEFEATED ADAM PICCOLOTTI AND BRENT PRIMUS ALSO ADDED TO MAIN CARD
SANTA MONICA, क्यालिफोर्निया — (जनवरी 4, 2017) - Cheick कांगो (25-10-2) will challenge Oli Thompson (17-9) during the main card of "Bellator 172: Fedor बनाम. Mitrione” मा फेब्रुअरी 18, 2017 सान जोस मा SAP केन्द्र मा, क्यालिफोर्निया. साथै, undefeated lightweights आदम Piccolot (9-0) र ब्रेन्ट प्रिमस(7-0) are also set to face off during the Spike-televised card.
को मुख्य घटना मा "Bellator 172: Fedor बनाम. Mitrione," Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 कांग्रेस) will compete on American Soil for the first since 2011, जब उहाँले पूरा मत्ती Mitrione (11-5). The event will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. र/8 p.m. CT. घटनाको लागि टिकट मात्र मा सुरु $30 and are available at SAP Center Box Office, Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com. Additional fights will be announced in coming weeks.
मा Bellator एमएमए Fray सामेल भएकोले 2013, Kongo has strung together an impressive run that has seen him emerge victorious in seven of nine contests, including three consecutive victories. संग 37 career fights under his belt, the Frenchman has tallied 25 professional wins, लगायत 12 by way of knockout. The knockout artist hopes to build off his victory over Tony Johnson at "Bellator 161: कोङ्गो बनाम. जनसन," when he welcomes British sensation Oli Thompson back into the Bellator cage.
Hailing from East Sussex, इङ्गल्याण्ड, Thompson enters the matchup in search of his first career win under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. Dating back to 2015, “The Spartan” collected wins in five of his last six bouts, including a pair of brutal first round knockouts. Of his 17 career wins, the 36-year-old powerhouse has finished 13 तिनीहरूलाई, including seven knockouts. A former title-holder of Britain’s Strongest Man competition, Thompson will now look to add to that total when he and Kongo faceoff at SAP Center in San Jose.
Fighting out of Half Moon Bay, क्यालिफोर्निया।, the undefeated Piccolotti is set to return to San Jose, where he has dominated competition over the past few years. Since signing with Bellator MMA, the 28-year-old lightweight has won all five of his bouts, including four consecutive victories in the “Capital of Silicon Valley.” Piccolotti dazzled in his most recent win over ब्रैंडन Girtz, ending the veteran’s three-fight winning streak while once again displaying his lethal combination of flawless jiu-jitsu and striking. Piccolotti has finished his opponent in six of nine career wins and three of his past four, making him one of the most dangerous weapons in the 155-pound division.
Primus also carries with him an undefeated target on his chest, as the battle to remain an unbeaten lightweights goes through SAP Center in 2017. Similar to Piccolotti, Primus saw immediate success in the world of mixed martial arts, recording first round finishes in each of his first five fights to begin his professional career. The five-time Bellator MMA veteran hopes to keep the ball rolling, as a win over the fan-favorite Piccolotti would certainly open a lot of doors. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the 31-years-old Primus hopes to build off of a 2016 campaign that was highlighted by a key win over Brazilian veteran “Toninho Furia.”
अपडेट "Bellator 172: Fedor बनाम. Mitrione” Main Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 कांग्रेस) बनाम. मत्ती Mitrione (11-5)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick कांगो (25-10-2) बनाम. Oli Thompson (17-9)
Lightweight Feature Bout: आदम Piccolot (9-0) बनाम. ब्रेन्ट प्रिमस (7-0)
Preliminary Bouts:
Welterweight Prelim Bout: जेम्स टेरी (18-9) बनाम. David Douglas (9-6)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) बनाम. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) बनाम. Luis Vargas (0-1)
Welterweight Prelim Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) बनाम. कार्लोस Rocha (9-4)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: एन्थोनी के (4-1) बनाम. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
Flyweight Prelim Bout: मत्ती Ramirez (1-2) बनाम. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)
Lightweight Prelim Bout: एक शब्द हैन. Okanovich (3-1) बनाम. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (पदार्पण) बनाम. Roque Reyes (0-3)
About Bellator:
Bellator is a leading Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. अनुभवी झगडा प्रवर्तक स्कट Coker निर्देशनमा, Bellator लगभग उपलब्ध छ 500 मा मा विश्वव्यापी लाख घर 140 देशहरुमा. संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका मा, Bellator स्पाइक मा देख्न सकिन्छ, the combat sports television leader. Bellator is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, जीवित घटना आर्केस्ट्रा, लडाकु विकास / सम्बन्ध, स्थल खरीद, प्रायोजन सृष्टि / विकास, अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय लाइसेन्स, विपणन, विज्ञापन, प्रचार र आयोग सम्बन्ध. Bellator is based in Santa Monica, क्यालिफोर्निया र मनोरञ्जन विशाल वियाकम स्वामित्व, टेलिभिजन भर सशक्त सामग्री माध्यम दर्शकहरु संग कनेक्ट संसारको प्रमुख मनोरञ्जन ब्रान्ड घर, चलचित्र, अनलाइन र मोबाइल प्लेटफर्म.
