Bellator Fighting Championships continues with its fourth season tonight with Bellator 44. The action goes down at the Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.
Fans can tune in to watch the four fight main card, which will air live beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST) on MTV2. Canadian fans can tune into The Score to watch the live action.
**Check Out The Bellator 44 Press Conference live beginning at 1130PM EST (830PM PST) at Bellator.com**
There was one change to tonight’s main card, as a Season 5 Bantamweight Qualifying bout between Bryan Goldsby and Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison was pulled from the event Friday night. Morrison failed to make weight for the bout, weighing in at 146.5 lbs, a total of 11.5 lbs over the contracted weight. Instead of letting both men fight, officials decided to pull the bout rather than let it continue.
Stepping up to replace them will be Local Main Event fighters Giedrius Karavackas (4-1) and Sam Orepeza (4-1).
Bellator 44 features a non-title ‘Superfight’ between middleweight champ Hector Lombard vs. Falaniko Vitale, and the Season 4 Lightweight Tournament Final between Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Michael Chandler.
If you don’t have access to tonight’s live event, you can still check out the ‘Live Play-by-Play’ coverage for Bellator 44 by visiting Bellator.com by hitting the link.
To view the full Bellator 44 ‘Quick Results’ click
Main Card
Lightweight Tournament Final bout: Michael Chandler def. Patricky Freire via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Middleweight ‘Superfight’ bout: Hector Lombard def. Falaniko Vitale via KO (punch) – R3 @ 0:54
Welterweight bout: Giedrius Karavackas def. Sam Orepeza via submission (Armlock) – R3 @ 3:59
Middleweight bout: Alexander Shlemenko def. Brett Cooper via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28) – Shlemenko qualifies for the Season 5 Middleweight Tournament
Local Feature Fights
Heavyweight bout: Randy Smith vs. Jamall “X-Factor” Johnson – bout will take place after the live broadcast
Featherweight bout: Jeff Lentz def. Anthony Leone via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight bout: Jay Silva def. Gemiyale Adkins via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)