The most important MMA event of the weekend is the BFC Bellator Fighting Championships 39. The main event of the evening is Eddie Alvarez vs Pat Curran, fight valid for the Bellator Lightweight Championship; the favorite is Alvarez, who has only two defeats in his career on 23 fights and has fought in tournament like “DREAM” and “K-1 Dynamite” in Japan. But before the main event, thee will be the semifinals of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament: the first one between Lyman Good and the undefeated Rick Hawn, the second one between Toby Imada and Patricky Freire, protagonist of one of the best MMA fights of 2011 (at Bellator 36 – Freire vs McCullough).
Full fight card:
Eddie Alvarez vs Pat Curran
Lyman Good vs Rick Hawn
Toby Imada vs Patricky Freire
Ben Saunders vs Matt Lee
Matt Veach vs Rene Nazare
Greg Rebello vs Dan Cramer
Mike Winters vs Ryan Quinn
Dave Jansen vs Scott McAfee
John McLaughlin vs Blair Tugman
Event: BFC Bellator Fighting Championships 39
Date: 2011-04-02
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Television: MTV2