San Jose, California was the scene for Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione, minus the whole Fedor/Mitrione part, as 4 out of 5 bouts ended with a finish. The bumped up main event saw Josh Thomson fall victim, in front of his home crowd, to a fierce Patricky Freire uppercut that shut out his lights. The co-main event on the night saw Cheick Kongo utilize his clinch knees and ground and pound to pick up a unanimous decision victory over Oli Thompson.
Patricky Freire def. Josh Thomson by KO at :40 of round 2: Lightweight
Thomson played the outside game to start the fight, as Patricky Pitbull worked his leg kicks.