BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSH​IPS RETURNS TO LAKE CHARLES FOR BELLATOR 45
12.05.11
Author: BELLATOR
Date: 5/12/2011
CHICAGO, Ill. (May 11, 2011) — Louisiana has been a second home to Bellator Fighting Championships, as the promotion has traveled to the Bayou State five times since their debut in 2009. On May 21st, Bellator will travel back to Lake Charles for Bellator 45 from the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort, LIVE on MTV2.
The event will feature two Bellator Tournament Championship fights, with featherweights Patricio Pitbull and Daniel Straus battling it out in the cage for the overall $100,000 Tournament payday and the right to meet current Bellator Featherweight Champion and self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren for the world title. The night will also feature the conclusion of Bellator’s Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, with 2011 Submission of the Year candidate Rich “Rare Breed” Hale taking on the heavy handed Christian M’Pumbu in a fight to crown the first ever Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, along with the three bout tournament check for $100,000.
Source: Boxeo Mundial