Bellator Weigh-In Results from Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Conn. (February 27, 2013) – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from Mohegan Sun Arena in preparation for Bellator MMA’s February 28th event, which will showcase the Bellator Season 10 Light Heavyweight Semifinals and the Bellator Featherweight Opening Rounds.
Bellator MMA will take place from Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, February 28th with the first fight taking place at 6:30 p.m. EST and streaming LIVE on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will begin at 9:00 p.m. EST and will air LIVE on Spike TV.
MAIN CARD: Bellator Light Heavyweight Semifinal: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (206) vs. Christian M’Pumbu (199.75) Bellator Light Heavyweight Semifinal: King Mo Lawal (205) vs. Mikhail Zayats (205) Bellator Featherweight Opening Round: Diego Nunes (144.25) vs. Matt Bessette (145.25) Bellator Featherweight Opening Round: Goiti Yamauchi (145.25) vs. Will Martinez (144.75)
PRELIMINARY CARD: Bellator Featherweight Opening Round: Mike Richman (144.75) vs. Desmond Green (145.75) Bellator Featherweight Opening Round: Daniel Weichel (145.25) vs. Scott Cleve (145) Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Egidijus Valavicius (204) vs. Atanas Djambazov (204.25) Featherweight Feature Fight: Andrew Fisher (145) vs. Saul Almeida (146) Lightweight Feature Fight: Ryan Quinn (155.5) vs. Andrew Calandrelli (156) Heavyweight Feature Fight: Josh Diekman (246) vs. Manny Lara (259.5) Bantamweight Feature Fight: Marvin Maldonado (134.25) vs. Rico DiSciullo (135.5) Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Pat Schultz (201.25) vs. Dave Roberts (212)*
*Dave Roberts could not make weight and will not compete.
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BellatorMMA
About Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA is the world’s largest tournament based Mixed Martial Arts organization. Televised to nearly 500 Million homes worldwide in over 140 countries, Bellator’s majority owner is entertainment giant Viacom. In the United States, Bellator can be seen on Spike TV, the MMA television leader. With over 175 world-class athletes under contract, Bellator is home to many of the sport’s top mixed martial artists. Bellator’s founder & CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment executive with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator’s core philosophy is that title shots should be earned, not given. This belief gave rise to Bellator’s real sport, tournament-based format, which gives Bellator’s tournaments a true playoff feel that keeps the sport true and distances itself from the subjective side of fighting sports found in organizations that utilize a matchmaking/casting formula. 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.
About Spike TV:
Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.
About Mohegan Sun Arena:
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 5th in the world by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 and 2010 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” Venues Today also ranked Mohegan Sun Arena #3 in the Nation and #3 in the World for top stops in 2013 and also ranked the Arena in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163
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