Josh Koscheck vs. Mauricio Alonso set for Bellator 172 on Feb. 18th Former UFC welterweight title challenger Josh Koscheck will make his Bellator debut February 18th against Mauricio Alonso. Koscheck (17-10) hasn’t competed since a March 2015 submission loss to Erick Silva at UFC Fight Night 62 and heads into this matchup on a five-fight losing streak. The 39-year-old has pulled out of two straight fights for Bellator due to injury. The Fresno native was slated to fight Matt Secor at Bellator 148 and then Paul Daley at Bellator 158. Alonso (12-7 1 No-Contest) heads into this matchup off back-to-back victories. He made his Bellator debut in 2015, losing a unanimous decision to Nick Pica at Bellator 142. He was slated to take on Strikeforce vet James Terry at Bellator 147 but pulled out due to injury. Bellator 172: Fedor vs. Mitrione takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Here’s an updated look at the card… Main Card Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5) Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) vs. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8) Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) vs. Oli Thompson (17-9) Josh Koscheck (17-10) vs. Mauricio Alonso (12-7, 1 NC) Prelims Anatoly Tokov (24-2) vs. Francisco France (13-4-1) James Terry (18-9) vs. David Douglas (9-6) Nikko Jackson (1-1) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1) Juan Cardenas (1-0) vs. Luis Vargas (0-1) Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) vs. Carlos Rocha (9-4) Anthony Do (4-1) vs. Bobby Escalante (4-5) Matt Ramirez (1-2) vs. Jeremy Murphy (3-3) J.J. Okanovich (3-1) vs. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1) Justin Tenedora (Debut) vs. Roque Reyes (0-3)
