Santa Monica (Agustus 11, 2015) - Bellator MMA bangga ka ngembarkeun nu penandatanganan of Josh "The Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) ka hiji multi-taun exlusive, kontrak multi-fight. Dina 36-taun-ngora, urut Strikeforce Lightweight World Jawara tetep salah sahiji luhur 155-pounders di olahraga, sanggeus competed di organisasi luhur kaasup UFC jeung kebanggaan.
Residing di San Jose, Calif. jeung latihan di renowned American Academy Kickboxing barengan sababaraha olahraga pisan pangalusna, Thomson milik jiu jitsu-beubeur nya Brasil hideung dina Dave Camarillo. Sajaba game taneuh formidable nya, Silsilah keuna Thomson téh dina titik ogé, ngabalukarkeun a "Knockout tina Night" award pikeun output di fight ngalawan Nate Diaz di 2013. Hayu urang ogé patut keur ngomong yén "The Punk" nyepeng rékaman 3-0 di kickboxing professional.
"Kuring kungsi pelesir gawe jeung Josh di Strikeforce mah kasampak maju ka nuluykeun hubungan ieu dina Bellator MMA. Josh nyaeta artis bela diri dicampur-kelas dunya jeung urang bagja pisan jadi nambahan manéhna roster urang sababaraha lightweights pangalusna di dunya,"Ceuk présidén kampanye sacara, Témbal Coker. "Bellator tetep pinuh committed ka gedong roster nya ku Signing agén top bébas kawas Thomson, ogé dandan béntang blue-chip nepi-jeung-datang. Urang geus sababaraha matchups menak di pikiran pikeun "The Punk" urang asa jadi announcing dina minggu datang. "
"Kuring leuwih dieu maca reporter UFC ieu nyebutkeun yén maranéhanana geus turun ka asup ulang kuring lamun kabeneran perkara nyaeta aranjeunna geus nyoba asup ulang kuring mah dua gelut pamungkas. I ditolak jeung gantina milih ngalawan kaluar kontrak mah jeung nguji pasar agénsi bébas jeung Bellator. Dina titik eta, Bellator made me an offer that the UFC was unable to match given their relationships with FOX and Reebok. Ieu hiji deal dipigawé, Kuring balik deui gawe bareng 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, jeung kuring duit ieu di Bellator. "
"The Punk" ngagabung daptar kawentar of atlit nu anyar geus ditandatanganan bareng Bellator over taun katukang kaasup: Phil Sadikin, Josh Koscheck, Melvin Guillard, Jeung Ruth, Harun pico, Balong Hood, Ewerton Teixeira, Gleristone Santos, antarana batur.
Manéhna bakal terus ngalawan dina division lightweight nu jero, dimimitianku: kingpin Will Brooks, handap pikeun pejuang séjén kawasMichael Chandler, Marcin diayakeun, Dave Rickels, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire jeung Dadang Jansen.