The official weigh-ins for Bellator 117 took place Thursday in Iowa.
Douglas Lima and Rick Hawn (both pictured) battle for the vacant Bellator welterweight title former champ Ben Askren left behind in the show’s featured contest. In addition, a pair of lightweight tournament semifinal bouts will be showcased.
Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs hosts tomorrow’s fights.
Spike.com streams the prelims live starting at 7PM ET/4PM PT. Spike TV broadcasts the main card at 9PM ET/PT.
Here are the results from today’s weigh-ins:
Preliminary Card:
Jordan Parsons (156) vs. Tim Bazer (155.3)
Josh Arocho (149.1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves (146)*
Victor Moreno (184.1) vs. Anthony Smith (186)
Ben Crowder (183.8)vs. Joe Vedepo (186)
Larue Burley (154.9) vs. Cliff Wright Jr. (154.3)
Martin Trey Brown (155) vs. Jared Downing (155.7)
Mark Stoddard (174.2) vs. Ryan Jensen (174.9)**
Houston Alexander (202.2) vs. Matt Uhde (205.2)
Main Card:
Karl Amoussou (170.6) vs. David Gomez (170.7)
Derek Anderson (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155.9) – Lightweight semifinal bout
Patricky Pitbull (154.7) vs. Derek Campos (155.9) – Lightweight semifinal bout
Douglas Lima (169.8) vs. Rick Hawn (169.7) (For vacant Bellator welterweight title)
* – 150-pound catchweight contest
** – 175-pound catchweight contest