Bellator 22 Official Weigh-in/Pre-Fight Press Conference Scheduled for June 9 at 6 p.m.

Event will once again stream LIVE online at Bellator.com 

WHAT:              The official weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships' Thursday evening event at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will take place this Wednesday at Paradise Live. Bellator will once again provide a LIVE video stream of the weigh-in and press conference at Bellator.com. The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.

WHEN:             Wednesday, June 9 at 6 p.m. EST

WHERE:           Paradise Live
                    Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
                    1 Seminole Way
                     Hollywood, FL 33314

WHO:               Participants include Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney as well as all 16 competitors in Thursday's event including Lightweight Tournament finalists Pat Curran and Toby Imada as well as No. 1-ranked female fighter Megumi Fujii.

MAIN CARD:    
Lightweight Tournament Championship: Pat Curran (11-3) vs. Toby Imada (26-14)
Female Showcase Fight: Megumi Fujii (19-0) vs. Sarah Schneider (9-3)
Heavyweight Showcase Fight: Mike "300" Hayes (12-3) vs. Steve Banks (5-2)

UNDERCARD:   Local Main Event: Jose Figueroa (7-2) Luis Palomino (12-5)
Local Co-Main Event: Farkhad Shapirov (11-3) vs. Fabio Mello (7-6)
Bantamweight Showcase Fight: Eric Luke (4-2) vs. Luke Makovsky (8-2)
Local Feature Fight #1: Chris Boffil (3-1) vs. Moyses Gabin (5-3)
Local Feature Fight #2: Brian Eckstein (4-0-1) vs. Mitchell Chamale (2-0)

INFO:               For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Bellator.

TICKETS:         Tickets cost $125, $75, $35 & $20.* All seats are reserved and available at the Hard Rock Live Box Office, open Tuesday – Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. and on Sunday & Monday – only open on event days at noon. Tickets also are available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply.

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