Bellator 18 official weigh-in/pre-fight press conference
May 12, 2010
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The official weigh-in and pre-fight press
conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Thursday evening
event at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, La., will take place
TODAY beginning at 3:30 p.m. CDT.
In addition, Bellator will once again provide a LIVE video stream of the weigh-in and press conference at Bellator.com.
Participants include Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney as well
as all 16 competitors in Thursday’s event including: reigning
Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard, Jay Silva, Joe
Warren, Georgi Karakhanyan, Wilson Reis and Patricio Pitbull.
The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.
MAIN CARD:
Featherweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (14-1) vs. Joe Warren (3-1)
Featherweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Wilson Reis (10-1) vs. Patricio Pitbull (13-0)
Middleweight “Super Fight”: Hector Lombard (21-2-1) vs. Jay Silva (5-2)
UNDERCARD:
Local Feature Fight #1: Brock Kerry (5-5) vs. Mike Braswell (4-2)
Local Feature Fight #2: Charlie Rader (10-4) vs. Christian Fulgium (6-4)
Local Feature Fight #3: Douglas Williams (6-11) vs. Shawn Jordan (5-1)
Local Feature Fight #4: Jason Anderson (1-0) vs. William Albrecht (15-7)
Local Feature Fight #5: Lamont Stafford (1-0) vs. Jules Bruchez (2-1)
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Bellator.
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
In addition, Bellator will once again provide a LIVE video stream of the weigh-in and press conference at Bellator.com.
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The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.
The full fight card for Bellator 18 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Featherweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (14-1) vs. Joe Warren (3-1)
Featherweight Tournament Semifinal Bout: Wilson Reis (10-1) vs. Patricio Pitbull (13-0)
Middleweight “Super Fight”: Hector Lombard (21-2-1) vs. Jay Silva (5-2)
UNDERCARD:
Local Feature Fight #1: Brock Kerry (5-5) vs. Mike Braswell (4-2)
Local Feature Fight #2: Charlie Rader (10-4) vs. Christian Fulgium (6-4)
Local Feature Fight #3: Douglas Williams (6-11) vs. Shawn Jordan (5-1)
Local Feature Fight #4: Jason Anderson (1-0) vs. William Albrecht (15-7)
Local Feature Fight #5: Lamont Stafford (1-0) vs. Jules Bruchez (2-1)
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Bellator.
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
