Press Release – Uncasville, CT: The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at the Mohegan Sun Arena will take place FRIDAY at 5:00 p.m. EST inside the Mohegan Sun at the Pequot Room, 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard in Uncasville, CT 06382. Fighters will begin taking the scale at 5 p.m. EST.
Headlining the show will be the highly anticipated fight with Pat Curran taking on Marlon Sandro in the finals of Bellator’s “Summer Series” Featherweight Tournament. Cole Konrad, Bellator Heavyweight World Champion, will face MMA veteran Paul Buentello in a heavyweight non-title fight.The card will also feature former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez taking on Seth Petruzelli in a Heavyweight Feature Fight. 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, you can catch all the action LIVE at www.Bellator.com. The entire weigh-in/pre-fight press conference for Bellator 48 will be streaming LIVE at 5:00 p.m. EST.
The full fight card for Bellator 48 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Featherweight Tournament Final: Pat Curran (15-4) vs. Marlon Sandro (19-2)
Heavyweight Fight: Cole Konrad (7-0) vs. Paul Buentello (29-13)
Heavyweight Fight: Ricco Rodriguezn(47-11) vs. Seth Petruzelli (13-6)
Lightweight Fight: Juan Barrantes (7-5) vs. Renê Nazare (9-0)
UNDERCARD:
Featherweight Local Feature Fight: Saul Almeida (9-1) vs. Tateki Matsuda (6-2)
Welterweight Local Feature Fight: Brett Oteri (8-1) vs. Ryan Quinn (5-2-1)
Lightweight Local Feature Fight: Andrew Calandrelli (4-3) vs. Matt Nice (2-1)
Light Heavyweight Local Feature Fight: Nik Fekete (4-1) vs. Mark Griffin (3-2-1)
Middleweight Local Feature Fight: Dan Cramer (7-2) vs. Jeff Nader (4-4)
For more information, visit Bellator.com; follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at 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.
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