Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator) is still trudging, preparing to pull the trigger on its third event in just as many weeks tomorrow night (April 17) from the Lloyd Noble Center from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.

Fighters today tipped the scales for Bellator III, which features Cuban-born Judoka, Hector "Shango" Lombard, making his debut on United States soil against Virgil "The Mexican Machine" in one of many middleweight tournament bouts slated for the card.

Bellator will also close out the first round of the welterweight (170-pound) tournament with former UFC champion Dave Menne set to take on undefeated Frenchman, Norman Paraisy. The winner will join Omar De La Cruz, Jorge Ortiz and Lyman Good in the semifinals.

Here are the official Bellator III weigh-in results:

Middleweight tournament (first round 185-pound bouts):
185 lbs.: Hector Lombard (183) vs. Virgil Lozano (183)
185 lbs.: Alex Andrade (185) vs. Damien Stelly (185)
185 lbs.: Daniel Tabera (183) vs. Jared Hess (185)
185 lbs.: Yosmany Cabezas (183) vs. Edwin Aguilar (184)
185 lbs.: Marcelo Alfaia (185) vs. Joey Gorczynski (185) -- Alternate bout
185 lbs.: Jason Norwood (186) vs. John Kirk (186) -- Alternate bout

Welterweight Tournament Bout (first round):
170 lbs.: Dave Menne (169) vs. Norman Paraisy (170)

Non-Tournament Bouts:
205 lbs.: William Albrecht (200) vs. Mike Messina (205)
265 lbs.: Tyler East (235) vs. Amedio Viola (230)
145 lbs.: Johnny Eduardo (145) vs. Donald Sanchez (147)
205 lbs.: Wayne Cole (205) vs. Rudy Lindsay (201)

Note: Fighters are allowed to weigh one pound more than the division limit in non-title fights. Those who came in over risk losing percentages of their fight purses.

MMAmania.com will pass along the results and quick recap of all the latest Bellator III action as soon as possible. Remember that even though the action will take place live from the Lloyd Noble Center from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., tomorrow night (April 17), it will air via tape delay 24 hours on ESPN Deportes … it is not available to watch live anywhere.

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