The official weigh-in event for Bellator 44 took place today (May 13, 2011) in advance of tomorrow night's card, which airs live on MTV2 at 9 p.m. ET, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Of the 16 fighters who weighed in, 15 successfully made weight. Former WEC fighter Anthony Morrison lived up to his "Cheesesteak" nickname by coming in a whopping 10.5-pounds. over the 136-pound limit for his bantamweight tournament qualifier match with Bryan Goldsby.
That fight has now been cancelled, according to Sherdog.com.
Headlining the main event will be the final "super-fight" of season four as Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard looks to feast on UFC veteran Falaniko Vitale. Lombard has a penchant for ending these non-title affairs very quickly.
Also on the card will be the finals of the season four lightweight tournament as Missouri standout wrestler Michael Chandler squares off against Brazilian knockout artist Patricky "Pitbull" Freire.
Two season five eliminator bouts will also be on the table as Bellator season two middleweight tournament winner Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko matches up with veteran Brett Cooper and bantamweights Bryan Goldsby and Anthony Morrison compete for a spot in the bantamweight tournament..
Complete Bellator 44 weigh in results after the jump.
Main Card
185 lbs.: Hector Lombard (185) vs. Falaniko Vitale (185.5)
155 lbs.: Patricky Freire (155) vs. Michael Chandler (156)
185 lbs.: Alexander Shlemenko (186) vs. Brett Cooper (185.5)
135 lbs.: Anthony Morrison (146.5)* vs. Bryan Goldsby (135)Preliminary Card
170 lbs.: Giedrius Karavackas (169.5) vs. Sam Oropeza (170.5)
145 lbs.: Anthony Leone (146.5)** vs. Jeff Lentz (146)
265 lbs.: Randy Smith (255.5) vs. Jamall Johnson (213.5)
185 lbs.: Jay Silva (185.5) vs. Gemiyale Adkins (186)
*There's no way the commission will allow Morrison to lose 9.5 lbs. in two hours. He will have to forfeit a portion of his fight purse to Goldsby
**Leone still had his shorts on when he weighed in so he should be fine.
Remember that MMAMania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of Bellator 44, beginning with the MTV2 telecast starting at 9 p.m. ET tomorrow night (May 14).
It's going to be a great night of fights so don't miss it, and remember to check us out for all the post-fight coverage after tomorrow night's card is wrapped up.
See you then!