Press Release – Robinsonville, MS – (March 24, 2011) — The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at the Harrah’s Casino Tunica Event Center will take place FRIDAY at 5:00 p.m. CST at the Event Center Lobby inside the Harrah’s Casino Tunica Event Center, 13615 Old Hwy 61 N, Robinsonville, MS 38664.
Participants include all 18 competitors in Saturday’s event including fourth degree BJJ black belt Daniel Gracie, undefeated Tim Carpenter, as well as D.J. Linderman, Raphael Davis, Richard Hale, Nik Fekete, Chris Davis, and Christian M’Pumbu.
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 at the Harrah’s Casino Tunica Event Center, you can catch all the action LIVE at www.Bellator.com. The entire weigh-in/pre-fight press conference for Bellator 38 will be streaming LIVE at 5:00 p.m. CST.
The full fight card for Bellator 38 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Tim Carpenter (6-0) vs. Daniel Gracie (5-2)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: D.J. Linderman (8-1) vs. Raphael Davis (10-1)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Richard Hale (15-3-1) vs. Nik Fekete (4-0)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Chris Davis (10-2) vs. Christian M’Pumbu (15-3-1)
UNDERCARD:
Local Feature Fight: Will Penn (3-1) vs. Blagoi Ivanov (8-0)
Local Feature Fight: Jimmy Van Horn (2-0) vs. Austin Lyons (5-1)
Local Feature Fight: Jake Underwood (1-0) vs. Tim Galluzzi (2-0)
Local Feature Fight: Brian Albin (11-5) vs. Cody Donovan (6-1)
Local Feature Fight: Amaechi Oselukwue (1-1) vs. Abe Wilson (2-1)
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator Fighting Championships
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