Bellator Hosts Live Weigh-Ins Thursday, September 11th from Detroit’s Sheraton Hotel
Newport Beach, Calif. (September 9, 2014) – The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator MMA will take place Thursday at 5 p.m. EST from the Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel (21111 Haggerty Road, Novi, MI 48375). Bellator MMA will take place from the Compuware Arena (14900 N Beck Rd, Plymouth Township, MI 48170) on Friday, September 12th the with first fight taking place at 7 p.m. EST and streaming LIVE on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will air LIVE on Spike TV at 9 p.m. EST.
All participants from Friday night’s event will be on hand, as well as Bellator President Scott Coker.
The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.
As always the weigh-in is open to both the public and media.
MAIN CARD:
Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Emanuel Newton (23-7) vs. Joey Beltran (15-10)
Light Heavyweight Tournament Final: Kelly Anundson (9-2) vs. Liam McGeary (8-0)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Zeilton Rodrigues (12-3) vs. L.C. Davis (20-6)
Lightweight Feature Fight: John Schulz (5-1) vs. Ryan Couture (7-3)
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Featherweight Feature Fight: Justin Jaynes (3-2) vs. Reuben Baraiac (5-1)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Cortez Phelia (0-1) vs. Eric Ramirez (1-0)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Ben Reiter (14-0-1) vs. Shamir Garcia (5-0)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Tony Hervey (16-17) vs. Jason Fischer (6-3)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Adrian Henderson (5-0) vs. Leroy Johnson (2-0)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Mike Hernandez (6-2) vs. Thomas Vasquez (7-1)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Sabah Homasi (7-4) vs. Eric Moon (14-12-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Mike Hamida (3-0) vs. Adrian Hadribeaj (debut)
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About Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA is a leading Mixed Martial Arts organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. Under the direction of veteran fight promoter Scott Coker, Bellator is available to nearly 500 million homes worldwide in over 140 countries. In the United States, Bellator can be seen on Spike TV, the MMA television leader. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live event orchestration, fighter development/relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Newport Beach, California. Bellator’s majority owner is entertainment giant Viacom, home to the world’s premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences through compelling content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms.
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