Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos Fighting in front of his hometown fans, veteran lightweight Josh Thomson was given the opportunity to compete in the main event of Saturday’s Bellator 172, but the result wasn’t as he might have hoped. Thomson (22-9 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) suffered a brutal knockout loss to Brazilian slugger Patricky Freire (17-8 MMA, 10-7 BMMA) in the headlining bout of Bellator 172 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. In other main card action, Cheick Kongo (26-10-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) scored a clear decision win over former training partner Oli Thompson (17-10 MMA, 0-2 BMMA), Anatoly Tokov (25-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) impressed with a stoppage of Francisco France (13-5-1 MMA, 1-2 BMMA), Veta Arteaga (2-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) was able to earn a late doctor’s stoppage of Brooke Mayo (0-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), and Mauricio Alonso (13-7 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) spoiled Josh Koscheck ’s (17-11 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) comeback fight. Check out the highlights from the card in the video above. And for more on Bellator 172 , including a recap of the event , check out the MMA Events section of the site. Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos