Kongo vs. Thompson, Piccolotti vs. Primus Set for Bellator 172 Main Card

The Bellator 172 main card has a pair of new bouts, as Cheick Kongo will meet Oli Thompson at heavyweight, while Adam Piccolotti will face Brent Primus at lightweight on Feb. 18.

The California-based promotion announced the matchups on Wednesday. Bellator 172 takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and is headlined by a heavyweight clash between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione. The evening’s main card airs on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

Kongo has won five of his last six bouts in the Bellator cage, including a majority decision over Tony Johnson in his last outing on Sept. 16. Thompson, a former British strongman, fell to Mitrione via second-round TKO in his promotional…