Bellator Fighting Championships IX Press Conference Alert!

What: Press Conference for “Bellator Fighting Championships IX” featuring world-class mixed martial artists Hector Lombard vs. Damien Stelly and Jared Hess vs. Yosmany Cabezas

Who: Featuring CEO Bjorn Rebney of Bellator Fighting Championships, Kerry Daigle of Keeppunching Entertainment, Mayor James E. Mayo, and other special guests

When: Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00 am

Where: Monroe Civic Center in the B.D. Robinson Conference Hall

MONROE, LOUISIANA – Media and fans are invited to attend a press conference that will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 19, at the  Monroe Civic Center in the B.D. Robinson Conference Hall in Monroe, Louisiana.

The topic will be the upcoming “Bellator Fighting Championships IX featuring Hector Lombard vs. Damien Stelly and Jared Hess vs. Yosmany Cabezas in the Middleweight Tournament Semi-Final that will be held on Friday, May 29 at the Monroe Civic Center and televised live on ESPN DESPORTES.

The Bellator Fighting Championships are coming to Monroe, Louisiana in what may be the biggest event in the city’s history.

Bellator Fighting Championships pit the world’s best mixed martial artists from four different weight classes in a “last man standing” tournament with a grand prize of $100,000 at stake.

The legend of the Bellator Fighting Championships continues to grow with each sensational installment, much to the delight of the fans in attendance and the live ESPN DESPORTES viewers across the country.

Among the luminaries in attendance at the conference will be Bellator Fighting Championships CEO Bjorn Rebney, Kerry Daigle of Keeppunching Entertainment, and Monroe Mayor James E. Mayo.

Bellator Fighting Championships will be telecast live nationally on ESPN DESPORTES and will also be available for viewing online on a one-week delay.

Tickets are on sale now at all Ticketmaster outlets and the Monroe Civic Center Box Office (401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway, Monroe, (318) 329-2225) and are priced at $40 $25 and $15.