The official weigh-ins for Bellator 90: Shamhalaev vs. Martinez went down this evening at The Embassy Suites in West Valley City, Utah.
The Season Eight event features a Season Seven Featherweight Tournament Final between Russian fighter Shahbulat Shamhalaev, who came in overweight at 146.8-lbs on his first attempt, and American wrestler Rad Martinez (145.9).
Also on the card were the Season Eight light heavyweight and welterweight semifinals with Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (204.3) vs. Emanuel Newton (204) and Mikhail Zayats (204.9) vs. Jacob Noe (205.3) set for their 205-lbs matches, while Douglas Lima (170.9) vs. Bryan Baker (170.5) and Ben Saunders (170.3) vs. Raul Amaya (169.9) on mark for their 170-lbs bouts.
Shamhalaev wasn’t the only fighter to miss weight as bantamweight Chase Beebe hit the scale at 138-lbs for his fight with Travis Marx (135.9). Both Shamhalaev and Beebe were given two hours to make weight.
Bellator 90 will take place tomorrow night (February 21, 2013) at the Maverik Center in West Valley City with the main card airing on Spike TV at 10pm EST and the prelim card streaming live at Spike.com.
Check out the full quick results below:
Main Card (Spike TV)
Bellator Featherweight Tournament Final: Shahbulat Shamhalaev (146.8)* vs. Rad Martinez (145.9)
Light Heavyweight Semifinal Fight: Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (204.3) vs. Emanuel Newton (204)
Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal: Mikhail Zayats (204.9) vs. Jacob Noe (205.3)
Welterweight Tournament Semifinal: Douglas Lima (170.9) vs. Bryan Baker (170.5)
Preliminary Card (Spike.com):
Welterweight Tournament Semifinal: Ben Saunders (170.3) vs. Raul Amaya (169.9)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Lionel Lanham (185.5) vs. Joe Rodriguez (184.3)
Welterweight Feature Fight: David Allred (155.9) vs. Sean Powers (154.6)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Jesse Juarez (170.7) vs. Jordan Smith (169.3)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Chase Beebe (138)* vs. Travis Marx (135.6)
Featherweight Feature Fight: Josh Tyler (145.8) vs. Shanon Slack (146)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Terry Davinney (10-5) vs. Trevor Carlson (17-2)
* Both Shamhalaev and Beebe have been given two hours to make weight.