Press Release – Lemoore, CA – (March 3, 2011) — The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino will take place FRIDAY at 6:00 p.m. PST at The Den inside the Tachi Palace, 17225 Jersey Avenue Lemoore, CA 93245-9760.
Participants include all 18 competitors in Saturday’s event including former Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman Good, undefeated former Olympian Rick Hawn, as well as Jay Hieron, Dan Hornbuckle, Brent Weedman, Chris Lozano, Anthony Lapsley, and Jim Wallhead.
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 Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, you can catch all the action LIVE at www.Bellator.com. The entire weigh-in/pre-fight press conference for Bellator 35 will be streaming LIVE at 6:00 p.m. PST.
The full fight card for Bellator 35 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Welterweight Quarterfinal Fight: Lyman Good (10-1) vs. Chris Lozano (6-0)
Welterweight Quarterfinal Fight: Jay Hieron (19-4) vs. Anthony Lapsley (19-4)
Welterweight Quarterfinal Fight: Rick Hawn (9-0) vs. Jim Wallhead (21-5)
Welterweight Quarterfinal Fight: Dan Hornbuckle (22-3) vs. Brent Weedman (17-5-1)
UNDERCARD:
Local Main Event: Zoila Frausto (10-1) vs. Karina Hallinan (3-4)
Local Co-Main Event: Jaime Jara (29-8) vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf (8-7-1)
Local Feature Fight #2: Brandon Bender (7-0) vs. Josh Herrick (6-1)
Local Feature Fight #1: Paul Ruiz (0-1) vs. Jesus Castro (0-1)
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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