Atlantic City, NJ. (May 12, 2011) —The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at Caesars will take place FRIDAY at 5:00 p.m. EST at the Palladium Ballroom located in Caesars, 2100 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401.
Headlining the show will be a non-title Super Fight featuring reigning Bellator World Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard against dangerous Hawaiian UFC veteran Falaniko Vitale. The night will also see Brazilian Knockout artist Patricky Pitbull and undefeated NCAA standout Michael Chandler in a Lightweight Tournament Championship fight to earn a spot against Bellator’s current 155 pound champion Eddie Alvarez, as well as Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison, Bryan Goldsby, Alexander Shlemenko, and Brett Cooper.
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, you can catch all the action LIVE at www.Bellator.com. The entire weigh-in/pre-fight press conference for Bellator 44 will be streaming LIVE at 5:00 p.m. CST.
The full fight card for Bellator 44 is below:
MAIN CARD:
Middleweight Non-Title Super Fight: Champ Hector Lombard (28-2-1) vs. Falaniko Vitale (29-9)
Lightweight Final Fight: Michael Chandler (7-0) vs. Patricky Pitbull (9-1)
Season 5 Middleweight Qualifier: Alexander Shlemenko (38-7) vs. Brett Cooper (12-5)
Season 5 Bantamweight Qualifier: Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-10) vs. Bryan Goldsby (15-13)
UNDERCARD:
Local Main Event: Sam Oropeza (4-1) vs. Giedrius Karavackas (4-1)
Local Feature Fight: Jamall Johnson (2-1) vs. Randy Smith (11-8-1)
Local Feature Fight: Jay Silva (6-4) vs. Gemiyale “Baby Hercules” Adkins (6-1)
Local Feature Fight: Jeff Lentz (6-3) vs. Anthony Leone (8-2)
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