Press Release – Shreveport, LA – (March 09, 2011) – The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium will take place FRIDAY at 5:00 p.m. CST at The Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, 705 Elvis Presley Ave Shreveport, LA 71101 -3405.
Participants include all 18 competitors in Saturday’s event including former WEC Lightweight Champion “Razor” Rob McCullough, Brazilian native Patricky Freire, as well as Toby Imada, Ferrid Kheder, Carey Vanier, Lloyd Woodard, Marcin Held, and Mike Chandler.
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 Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, you can catch all the action LIVE at www.Bellator.com. The entire weigh-in/pre-fight press conference for Bellator 36 will be streaming LIVE at 6:00 p.m. PST.
The full fight card for Bellator 36 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Lightweight Quarterfinal Fight: Rob McCullough (19-6) vs. Patricky Freire (7-1)
Lightweight Quarterfinal Fight: Toby Imada (28-15) vs. Ferrid Kheder (18-5)
Lightweight Quarterfinal Fight: Carey Vanier (10-3) vs. Lloyd Woodard (10-0)
Lightweight Quarterfinal Fight: Marcin Held (10-1) vs. Mike Chandler (5-0)
UNDERCARD:
Local Main Event: Kelly Leo (3-1) vs. Chad Leonhardt (7-2)
Local Co-Main Event: Matt Hunt (1-1) vs. Kevin Aguilar (1-0)
Local Feature Fight #2: Kalvin Hackney (11-1) vs. Josh Shockley (6-0-1)
Local Feature Fight #1: Javone Duhon (Debut) vs. Booker Arthur (Debut)
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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