February 18, 2017
France lost to Anatoly Tokov via TKO (punches) at 2:24 of Round 2 at Bellator 172 on Saturday in San Jose, Calif.
ANALYSIS
In the first round, it looked like France might be able to pull the upset. Tokov was looking for takedowns even though France is a strong ground fighter. France nearly finished the fight with a submission late in the first round. However, Tokov survived. In the second round, Tokov returned to this strategy. Late in the round, he finished the fight with ground and pound.