Bellator Fighting Championships hosts its latest event for the promotions fourth season this Saturday night with Bellator 43.
The action takes place Saturday, May 7, at the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma and is headlined by the promotions Welterweight Tournament Finale between Jay Hieron vs. Rick Hawn.
Fighters hit the scales this evening beginning at approx. 6PM EST (3PM PST) for tomorrows event. The MMA News has the live streaming video feed here for you of the weigh-ins, and will then be followed by the pre-fight press conference.
Saturday’s live broadcast for Bellator 43 will feature a four fight main card and will air on MTV2 in the U.S., and on TheScore in Canada, beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST).
The full Bellator 43 card is as follows:
Main Card
Welterweight Tournament Final bout: Rick Hawn (170.8 lbs) vs. Jay Hieron (170.8 lbs)
Middleweight bout: Joe Riggs (184.6 lbs) vs. Bryan Baker (184 lbs)
Bantamweight bout: Jose Vega (135.8 lbs) vs. Chase Beebe (136.4 lbs)*
Heavyweight bout: Vince Lucero (263.6 lbs) vs. Ron Sparks (255.2 lbs)
Local Feature Fights
Catchweight (179 lbs) bout: Rich Bouphanouvong (178.2 lbs) vs. David Rickles (177.6 lbs)
Lightweight bout: Mike Schatz (155.8 lbs) vs. Michael Osborn (155.6 lbs)
Middleweight bout: George Burton (1-0) vs. John Bryant (5-4)
*Beebe was 0.4 lbs overweight for his bantamweight bout and has two hours to lose the extra weight.