Santa Monica (August 11, 2015) - Bellator MMA ukumemezela ukusayinwa Josh "The Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) ukuze multi engu-an okukhethekile, multi-impi inkontileka. At-iminyaka engu-36-young, yangaphambili Strikeforce uHlelo World Champion ihlala omunye the top 155-pounders in the sport, sebezivumisile ligcwaliswe ezinhlanganweni phezulu kuhlanganise UFC Nokuqhosha.
Ohlala San Jose, Calif. nasekuqeqesheni at the odumile American Kickboxing Academy eceleni ezinye yezemidlalo kakhulu umhlabeleli, Thomson zuza Brazilian jiu-Jitsu black ibhande lakhe ngaphansi Dave Camarillo. Ngaphezu wakhe omkhulukazi emhlabathini game, Lozalo Thomson sika okuphawuleka on-phuzu kanye, yomsebenzi "Knockout of the Night" umklomelo okukhiphayo yakhe ukulwa Nate Diaz e 2013. Ukuthi Kuhle kokuba wathi "The Punk" kunesithembiso kumarekhodi 3-0 e Kickboxing professional.
"I sajabulela ukusebenza nge Josh in Strikeforce futhi ngibheke phambili njalo lokhu ubuhlobo Bellator MMA. Josh kuyinto eziphambili emhlabeni exubile amasosha umculi futhi siyajabula kakhulu ukuba unezela kuye uhlelo kwethu ezinye lightweights ubhedu emhlabeni,"Kusho umengameli ukukhuthazwa sika, Scott Coker. "Bellator uhlala azinikele ngokuphelele ekwakheni uhlelo yayo ngokusayina agents top khulula like Thomson, kanye kutilungisa up-no-iza blue-chip izinkanyezi. Sine ezinye matchups amazing engqondweni 'The Punk "esinethemba ukuba ememezela emasontweni ezayo."
"Ngikhathazekile lapha ukufunda lesi intatheli UFC bathi Unqabe kabusha angibhalise lapho iqiniso wukuthi bona bengilokhu ngizama kabusha angibhalise for last amabili kulwelwa yami. Ngenqaba futhi esikhundleni bakhetha ukulwa ngaphandle inkontileka yami futhi avivinye emakethe agency khulula nge Bellator. Ngaleso sikhathi, Bellator mangikhethe ukuthi UFC kwaba bahlulwa inikezwe ubudlelwano babo nge FOX and Reebok. Kuyinto a deal kwenziwe, Ngithathe emuva esebenza Coker, futhi ngingeke ngikwazi kakhudlwana ejabule ukuze uthole emuva inhlangano ukuthi ezihamba ngaphezulu izivumelwano fighter-friendly. Noma iyiphi fighter ezihlakaniphile uya ukuya lapho imali, mina imali kwaba at Bellator. "
"Le Punk" ijoyina uhlu ovelele yabadlali ukuthi usanda asayinwe Bellator ngonyaka odlule kuhlanganise: Phil Davis, Josh Koscheck, Melvin Guillard, Futhi Ruth, Aaron Pico, Lorenzo Hood, Ewerton Teixeira, Gleristone Santos, phakathi kokunye.
Uyoqhubeka ukulwa division lightweight okuyinto ejulile eziqala: kingpin Will Brooks, phansi kwamanye fighters likeMichael Chandler, Marcin Held, Dave Rickels, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire futhi Dave Jansen.