Santa Monica (August 11, 2015) - Bellator MMA wonyada kulengeza Kusainirana Josh "The achinyamata ovuta" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) kuti basi Mipikisano chaka, Mipikisano nkhondo mgwirizano. Pa 36-zaka-young, zakale Strikeforce opepuka World Ngwazi akhala limodzi mwa madera 155, pounders mu masewera, popeza mpikisano pamwamba mabungwe kuphatikizapo UFC ndi Kunyada.

Amakhala San Jose, Calif. ndi kuphunzitsa pa wotchuka American Academy Kickboxing m'mbali zina za masewero kwambiri, Thomson zinatsala ake Brazil jiu-jitsu wakuda lamba pansi Dave Camarillo. Kuwonjezera ake akuthwa pansi masewera, Thomson a chidwi ndi wolemekezeka pa mfundo komanso, kupeza zofunika "Knockout ya Night" mphoto yake linanena bungwe pa ntchito yolimbana Nate Díaz mu 2013. Iwo komanso ofunika m'nyimboyo kuti "The achinyamata ovuta" chimagwirizanitsa mbiri 3-0 pantchito kickboxing.

"Ndinasangalala ntchito ndi Josh mu Strikeforce ndi ndikuyembekezera kupitiriza chibwenzi mu Bellator MMA. Josh ndi dziko kalasi wosakaniza karate waluso ndipo ife tiri okondwa kwambiri kuti anawonjezera kuti wathu rositala ena abwino lightweights m'dzikoli,"Anati Kukwezeleza pulezidenti, Scott Coker. "Bellator akhala bwino odzipereka kwa kumanga ake rositala ndi kusainira pamwamba ufulu wothandizila ngati Thomson, komanso kudzisamalira mmwamba-ndi-akubwera buluu Chip nyenyezi. Tili zazikulu matchups mu malingaliro "The achinyamata ovuta" kuti ife tikuyembekeza kuti kulengeza mu milungu. "

"Ine ndiri kuno kuwerenga UFC mtolankhani kuti iwo anakana kachiwiri kulemba ine pamene choonadi cha nkhaniyi ndi chakuti iwo ndakhala ndikuyesera kuti adzathe kulemba ine anga awiri otsiriza ndewu. Ine anakana ndipo m'malo anasankha nkhondo wanga mgwirizano ndi kuyesa ufulu bungwe kumsika ndi Bellator. Panthawiyo, Bellator made me an offer that the UFC was unable to match given their relationships with FOX and Reebok. Ndi anachita zambiri, Ine mmbuyo ntchito ndi Coker, and I couldn’t be more excited to get back to an organization that is trending upwards with fighter-friendly contracts. Any intelligent fighter is going to go where the money is, ndipo ine ndalama pa Bellator. "

"The achinyamata ovuta" akulowa wotchuka mndandanda wa othamanga kuti posachedwapa lalembedwa ndi Bellator m'zaka chaka kuphatikizapo: Phil Davis, Josh Koscheck, Melvin Guillard, Ndipo Ruth, Aaron Pico, Lorenzo nyumba, Ewerton Teixeira, Gleristone Santos, pakati ena.

Iye adzapitiriza kumenya mu opepuka magawano chomwe kwambiri kuyambira: kingpin Will Brooks, mpaka ena omenyana ngatiMichael Chandler Mukhoza, Marcin Lichitika, Dave Rickels, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire ndipo Dave Jansen.