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Bellator 172 salaries: Freire ($80K), Kongo ($75K) and Koscheck ($75K) lead the way

BAD MMA News — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 01:37:26 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News Main-card fighters picked up the lion’s share of disclosed payouts at this weekend’s Bellator 172 event. Bellator 172 took place Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and the main card aired on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie. The top earner on the card was Patricky Freire (17-8 MMA, 10-7 BMMA), who scored a second-round knockout win over veteran lightweight Josh Thomson (22-9 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) in the headliner. “Pitbull” earned $80,000 for the victory – half of which was a win bonus; Thomson got $10,000 (the fighters got the top spot on the card after Fedor Emelianenko vs

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Bellator 172 salaries: Freire ($80K), Kongo ($75K) and Koscheck ($75K) lead the way – MMA Junkie

Bellator 172 results: Patricky ‘Pitbull’ flattens Josh Thomson in replacement headliner

BAD MMA News — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 05:33:05 +0000

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Patricky Freire found himself in hostile territory fighting Josh Thomson in his hometown of San Jose, Calif., but he quieted the crowd with a brutal knockout finish in the main event. The lightweight bout topped Saturday’s Bellator 172 event at SAP Center, which aired on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie. A previously scheduled headliner of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione was scrapped just before the start of the card

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Bellator 172 gets 10 new fights, including Cheick Kongo-Oli Thompson, Adam Piccolotti-Brent Primus

BAD MMA News — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 03:18:38 +0000

Bellator officials have announced 10 new matchups for February’s Bellator 172 event, including a key heavyweight contest, as well as a meeting of undefeated lightweights. The new contests include main-card matchups of Cheick Kongo (25-10-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) vs. Oli Thompson (17-9 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) and Adam Piccolotti (9-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) vs. Brent Primus (7-0), as well as eight preliminary bouts. Featuring a heavyweight matchup of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione, Bellator 172 takes place Feb.

Bellator 172 gets 10 new fights, including Cheick Kongo-Oli Thompson, Adam Piccolotti-Brent Primus – MMA Junkie

Girtz vs. Piccolotti, Carmont vs. Vassell booked for Bellator 165 in San Jose

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:00:22 +0000

Bellator’s November return to San Jose, Calif., has a pair of new fights for the main card, as well as eight prelims. Brandon Girtz (14-4 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) is set to take on Adam Piccolotti (8-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) in a lightweight fight on the main card, and Francis Carmont (25-11 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) will meet Linton Vassell (16-5 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) in a light heavyweight bout. Bellator officials announced the new bookings today. Bellator 165 takes place Nov. 19 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif

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Girtz vs. Piccolotti, Carmont vs. Vassell booked for Bellator 165 in San Jose – MMA Junkie