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Saturday night’s anticipated Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione fight has been canceled.
According to multiple sources, the heavyweight fight, which was set to headline Bellator 172 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., was scrapped just hours before the event was scheduled to start after Mitrione fell ill.
Bellator officials tried to find a replacement for Mitrione but were unable to do so on such short notice.
According to California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster fans wanting to get a refund due to the cancellation are able to do so as long as they make the request before the event officially starts.
As a result, Bellator 172’s new main event will be Josh Thomson vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire.
Saturday 02.18.2017 at 09:00 PM ET
U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV | Prelims: Spike.com
Promotion: Bellator MMA
Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC
Venue: SAP Center
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Enclosure: Cage
TV Announcers: Sean Grande, Jimmy Smith
Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
Number of MMA Bouts: 14
Main Card: (Spike TV-9pm ET)
265lbs- Fedor Emelianenko (36-4) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5)
(3 X 5 Rounds)
155lbs- Josh Thomson (22-8) vs. Patricky Freire (16-8)
265lbs- Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) vs. Oli Thompson (17-9)
185lbs- Francisco France (13-4-1) vs. Anatoly Tokov (24-3)
125lbs- Brooke Mayo (0-0) vs. Veta Arteaga (2-1)
170lbs- Josh Koscheck (17-10) vs. Mauricio Alonso (12-7)
Prelims: ( 7:00PM ET) http://bellator.spike.com/live
170lbs- James Terry (18-9) vs. David Douglas (9-6)
155lbs- Cesar Gonzalez (0-1) vs. Nikko Jackson (1-1)
145lbs- Juan Cardenas (1-0) vs. Luis Vargas (0-1)
170lbs- Carlos Eduardo Rocha (9-4) vs. Rick Reger (7-2)
125lbs- Anthony Do (4-1) vs. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
125lbs- Jeremy Murphy (2-4) vs. Matthew Ramirez (1-2)
155lbs- JJ Okanovich (3-1) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
145lbs- Roque Reyes (0-3) vs. Justin Tenedora (0-0)
Weigh In Results
CANCELLED & FIZZLED BOUTS
CANCELLED155 lbsAdam Piccolotti vs. Brent Primus Piccolotti Injury
CANCELLED265 lbsFedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione Mitrione Illness
According to multiple sources, the heavyweight fight, which was set to headline Bellator 172 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., was scrapped just hours before the event was scheduled to start after Mitrione fell ill.
Bellator officials tried to find a replacement for Mitrione but were unable to do so on such short notice.
According to California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster fans wanting to get a refund due to the cancellation are able to do so as long as they make the request before the event officially starts.
As a result, Bellator 172’s new main event will be Josh Thomson vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire.
Saturday 02.18.2017 at 09:00 PM ET
U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV | Prelims: Spike.com
Promotion: Bellator MMA
Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC
Venue: SAP Center
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Enclosure: Cage
TV Announcers: Sean Grande, Jimmy Smith
Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
Number of MMA Bouts: 14
Main Card: (Spike TV-9pm ET)
(3 X 5 Rounds)
155lbs- Josh Thomson (22-8) vs. Patricky Freire (16-8)
265lbs- Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) vs. Oli Thompson (17-9)
185lbs- Francisco France (13-4-1) vs. Anatoly Tokov (24-3)
125lbs- Brooke Mayo (0-0) vs. Veta Arteaga (2-1)
170lbs- Josh Koscheck (17-10) vs. Mauricio Alonso (12-7)
Prelims: ( 7:00PM ET) http://bellator.spike.com/live
170lbs- James Terry (18-9) vs. David Douglas (9-6)
155lbs- Cesar Gonzalez (0-1) vs. Nikko Jackson (1-1)
145lbs- Juan Cardenas (1-0) vs. Luis Vargas (0-1)
170lbs- Carlos Eduardo Rocha (9-4) vs. Rick Reger (7-2)
125lbs- Anthony Do (4-1) vs. Bobby Escalante (4-5)
125lbs- Jeremy Murphy (2-4) vs. Matthew Ramirez (1-2)
155lbs- JJ Okanovich (3-1) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)
145lbs- Roque Reyes (0-3) vs. Justin Tenedora (0-0)
Weigh In Results
Bellator 172 Weigh-in Results:
CANCELLED & FIZZLED BOUTS
CANCELLED155 lbsAdam Piccolotti vs. Brent Primus Piccolotti Injury
CANCELLED265 lbsFedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione Mitrione Illness
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