Bellator Fighting Championships’ next event, Bellator 23, is set to take place on Thursday night featuring Middleweight Tournament finalists Bryan “The Beast” Baker and Alexander Shlemenko and Featherweight Tournament finalists Joe Warren and Patricio Pitbull.
On Wednesday the fighters weighed in at the Sports & Social Club, 427 S. Fourth Street in Louisville. The same venue will host Thursday nights action.
The event will air live on FOX Sports Net (or on a few hours’ delay if preempted by local sports programming) beginning at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST), with a highlights packages airing Saturday on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.
The full fight card and fighter weights for Bellator 23 is as follows:
Main Card:
Featherweight Tournament Championship: Patricio Pitbull (144) vs. Joe Warren (144)
Middleweight Tournament Championship: Alexander Shlemenko (185) vs. Bryan Baker (185)
Bantamweight Showcase Fight: Nik Mamalis (135) vs. Albert Rios (135)
Female Showcase Fight: Zoila Frausto (120) vs. Rosi Sexton (121)
Preliminary Card:
Local Main Event: John Troyer (171) vs. Brent Weedman (170)
Local Feature Fight #3: Daniel Straus (154) vs. Chad Hinton (156)
Local Feature Fight #2: Stoney Hale (182) vs. Mike Fleniken (183)
Local Feature Fight #1: David Overfield (160) vs. Kurt Kinser (155)