Bellator 45 official weigh-in/pre-fight press conference scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CST Friday, May 20th
Lake Charles, LA. (May 19, 2011) —The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at L’Auberge Du Lac will take place FRIDAY at 1:00 p.m. CST inside L’Auberge Du Lac, 777 Avenue L’Auberge, Lake Charles, LA 70605.
Headlining the show will be the heavy handed Christian M’Pumbu facing Richard “Rare Breed” Hale to see who will become the first-ever Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion, along with Daniel Straus and Patricio Pitbull clashing in a Season 4 Featherweight Tournament Title Fight. The card will also feature Sam Alvey taking on Karl “Psycho” Amoussou in a Middleweight Tournament Qualifier Fight.
The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.
If you are not able to attend the official weigh-in/pre-fight conference for Bellator Fighting Championship’s Saturday event, you can catch all the action LIVE at www.Bellator.com. The entire weigh-in/pre-fight press conference for Bellator 45 will be streaming LIVE at 1:00 p.m. CST.
The full fight card for Bellator 45 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Light Heavyweight World Title Fight: Christian M’Pumbu (17-3-1) vs. Richard Hale (17-3-1)
Featherweight Final Fight: Patricio Pitbull (16-1) vs. Daniel Straus (16-3)
Middleweight Qualifier Fight: Sam Alvey (14-2) vs. Karl “Psycho” Amoussou (12-3-2)
UNDERCARD:
Local Main Event: John Hill (4-1) vs. Shawn Jordan (9-2)
Local Feature Fight: Nicolae Cury (4-1) vs. Luis “Sapo” Santos (47-6)
Local Feature Fight: Tim Ruberg (5-0) vs. Mike Fleniken (3-3)
Local Feature Fight: Rene Nazare (8-0) vs. Kalvin Hackney (11-1)
Local Feature Fight: Joseph Abercrombie (2-1) vs. Ben Parpart (2-2)
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