Raug Monica (Lub yim hli ntuj 11, 2015) - Bellator MMA yog txaus siab ncha moo lub kos npe rau ntawm Josh "Lub Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) mus rau ib qho kom multi-xyoo, multi-sib ntaus daim ntawv cog lus. Thaum 36-xyoo-hluas, lub qub Strikeforce Hnav ntiaj teb tau zus ib tshua ib lub sab saum toj 155-pounders nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv, muaj kev sib sab saum toj cov koom haum xws li UFC thiab nuj nqis.
Nyob rau hauv San Jose, California. thiab kev cob qhia nyob rau renowned American Academy Kickboxing alongside ib co ntawm cov kev ua si heev zoo tshaj plaws, Thomson khwv tau nws Brazilian jiu-jitsu dub siv nyob rau hauv Dave Camarillo. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau nws lub formidable av ua si, Thomson lub striking pedigree yog on-point raws li zoo, ua haujlwm tau nyiaj ib tug "Knockout ntawm lub hmo ntuj" puav pheej rau nws tso zis nyob rau hauv nws sib ntaus tawm tsam Nate Diaz nyob rau hauv 2013. Nws tseem tsim nyog tau hais tias "Tus Punk" tuas ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 3-0 nyob rau hauv kev kickboxing.
"Kuv muaj lub Library uas ua hauj lwm nrog Josh nyob rau hauv Strikeforce thiab kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej rau kev kawm mus no kev sib raug zoo nyob rau hauv Bellator MMA. Josh yog ib lub ntiaj teb-chav kawm ntawv mixed martial artist thiab peb zoo siab heev yuav tsum tau muab nws rau peb roster ntawm ib co ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no lightweights,"Hais tias cov qib lub tus thawj tswj hwm, Scott Coker. "Bellator tseem siab cog lus rau lub tsev nws roster los ntawm kev kos npe rau sab saum toj free cov neeg ua hauj li Thomson, raws li tau zoo raws li tu li-thiab-los xiav-nti hnub qub. Peb muaj ib co amazing matchups nyob rau hauv lub siab rau "Lub Punk" uas peb cia siab tias yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm nyob rau hauv lub lis piam yuav tuaj. "
"Kuv tshaj no nyeem qhov no UFC reporter hais tias lawv twb tsis yeem mus re-kos npe rau kuv thaum qhov tseeb ntawm qhov teeb meem yog hais tias lawv twb tau sim re-kos npe rau kuv rau kuv ob lub fights. Kuv tsis yeem thiab es tsis txhob xaiv mus tua tawm kuv daim ntawv cog lus thiab ntsuam xyuas cov kev ywj siab ua lag luam nrog Bellator. Nyob rau ntawm taw tes, Bellator made me an offer that the UFC was unable to match given their relationships with FOX and Reebok. Nws yog ib tug ua deal, Kuv rov qab ua hauj lwm nrog 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, thiab rau kuv cov nyiaj yog nyob rau hauv Bellator. "
"Lub Punk" koom ib tug muaj koob daim ntawv teev cov ncaws pob uas nyuam qhuav tau muaj kos npe nrog Bellator lub xyoo dhau los nrog rau: Phil Davis, Josh Koscheck, Melvin Guillard, Thiab Ruth, Aaron Pico, Lorenzo Hood, Ewerton Teixeira, Gleristone Santos, nrad lwm tus.
Nws tseem yuav sib ntaus nyob rau hauv lub khaub-ncaws nyias faib uas yog sib sib zog nqus pib nrog: kingpin Yuav Brooks, cia rau lwm tua hluav taws zoo liMichael Chandler, Marcin Tuav, Dave Rickels, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire thiab Dave Jansen.