Weigh-ins for Bellator Fighting Championships latest event, Bellator 42, is set to go down this evening at the Renaissance Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Bellator has provided a live video feed for the weigh-ins beginning at 6PM EST (3PM PST) and will be followed by a live pre-fight press conference.
Saturday’s live event takes place at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma and will feature a four bout main card which will air on MTV2 beginning at 9PM EST (7PM PST).
Bellator XLII features two semi-final bouts in the promotions first ever light-heavyweight tournament as dynamic Christian M’Pumbu squares off against undefeated Tim Carpenter and hard-hitting D.J. Linderman takes on fast-rising star Richard “Rare Breed” Hale, all in a quest to be crowned the first Bellator 205 lb champion.
Also featured on the televised card is a Special Featherweight Feature Fight between Josh Arocho and Ronnie Mann along with Jerod Spoon fighting Luiz “Terrier” Nogueira.
The full fight card for Bellator 42 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Light-Heavyweight Semifinal Fight: Christian M’Pumbu (201.4 lbs) vs. Tim Carpenter (205 lbs)
Light-Heavyweight Semifinal Fight: D.J. Linderman (205 lbs) vs. Richard “Rare Breed” Hale (205.2 lbs)
Special Featherweight Feature Fight: Josh Arocho (147.4 lbs)+ vs. Ronnie Mann (145.6 lbs)
Local Feature Fight: Jerod Spoon (135.8 lbs) vs. Luiz “Terrier” Nogueira (133.2 lbs)
UNDERCARD:
Local Main Event: Owen Evinger (144.2 lbs) vs. Brandon Shelton (145.8 lbs)
Local Feature Fight: Chris Bell (190.6 lbs)* vs. Jared Hess (185.6 lbs)
Local Feature Fight: Shane Howell (134.2 lbs) vs. Mark Oshiro (135.6 lbs)
Local Feature Fight: Tracy Willis (226.5 lbs) vs. Mark Holata (260.5 lbs)
+ Arocho was given 2 hours to drop the extra 1.4 lbs
* Bell would have to drop 4.6 lbs in just two hours, so more likely he’ll forfeit part of his purse to Hess.