The Bellator 97 weigh-ins took place on Tuesday afternoon and tomorrow night’s title fights and tournament finals are now official.
Today’s event took place at the Stage Nightclub at the Santa Ana Star Casino and all of the main card fighters were on weight.
In the main event tomorrow night, Michael Chandler (154.6 lbs) will defend the Bellator lightweight title against David Rickels (154.6 lbs). The co-main event will also be a title fight as Ben Askren (169.9 lbs) defends the welterweight title against Andrey Koreshkov (169.2 lbs).
The main card on Spike TV will also see two tournament finals as Muhammed Lawal (205.6 lbs) meets Jacob Noe (205.7) in the light heavyweight tournament final and Ryan Martinez (262.7 lbs) faces Vitaly Minakov (239.1 lbs) in the heavyweight tournament final.
The complete Bellator 97 Weigh-In Results are below:
Main Card: (Spike TV – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Michael Chandler (154.6) vs. David Rickels (154.6) – LW Title
Ben Askren (169.9) vs. Andrey Koreschkov (169.2) – WW Title
Muhammed Lawal (205.6) vs. Jacob Noe (205.7) – LHW Tourney Final
Ryan Martinez (262.7) vs. Vitaly Minakov (239.1) – HW Tourney Final
Patricio Pitbull (145.1) vs. Jared Downing (145.9)
Preliminary Card: (Bellator.com – 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT)
Cliff Wright Jr. (148.8) vs. Donald Sanchez (145.4) *
Adrian Cruz (136) vs. Felipe Chavez (134.9)
Javier Palacios (148.4) vs. Richard Jacques (151.2) **
Russell Wilson (135.6) vs. Shawn Bunch (135.6)
Jeremy Kimball (189.2) vs. Keith Berry (189.9)
Mike Barreras (155.8) vs. Bubba Jenkins (156)
Anthony Leone (135.9) vs. Frank Baca (135.4) – BW Tourney Semifinal
Rafael Silva (136) vs. Rodrigo Lima (135.4) – BW Tourney Semifinal ***
Cris Leyva (157.3) vs. Will Brooks (157.5)
* – Wright Jr. missed weight and will forfeit a portion of his purse
** – Jacques missed weight and will forfeit a portion of his purse