MMA Promotion Bellator Airing LIVE On MTV2 Comes to Shreveport with March Event
Pre-event Press Conference on February 21, 2011 – 1:30pm
Press Release – Shreveport -(February 17, 2011) – The press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ March 12th event will be held on Monday, February 21st at Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium at 1:30pm.
Participants will include Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover, Shreveport Convention Center & Shreveport Municipal Auditorium Regional General Manager Sam Voisin, and Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney.
Featuring some of the sport’s top stars, Bellator brings a unique format of world-class fighting to fans with 12-week, eight-man tournaments in respective weight classes. The March 12th event will feature the soon-to-be announced Bellator Lightweight Tournament quarterfinal pairings as well as a host of exciting Local Feature Fights.
For more information, visit Bellator.com http://Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Bellator http://www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in 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.
About MTV2
MTV2 is a man’s best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.