Bellator 21 Weigh-ins: Curran-Imada Official
Brian Knapp Jun 10, 2010
Pat
Curran checked in at 155.5 pounds for his 2010 Bellator
Fighting Championships lightweight tournament final against
Toby
Imada (155.5) at Bellator 21 on Thursday at the Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Co-headliners Megumi Fujii (118.5) and Sarah Schneider (119.5) also made weight without incident at Friday’s official weigh-in.
Curran will carry a three-fight winning streak into the match. The
22-year-old Adrenaline MMA veteran stunned pre-tournament favorite
Roger
Huerta in May, as he outpointed the former UFC standout and
Sports Illustrated cover boy in a unanimous decision victory at
Bellator 17. Curran has been finished only once in 14 fights as a
professional. The cousin of UFC and World Extreme Cagefighting
veteran Jeff Curran,
he debuted in 2008 with a submission victory against former King of
the Cage champion Tony
Hervey.
The well-traveled and seasoned Imada, a 2009 Bellator finalist, submitted Carey Vanier with a second-round armbar in May. The 31-year-old has posted 11 wins in his last 12 bouts and owns notable victories against American Top Team’s Jorge Masvidal and WEC veteran James Krause. Imada’s standing inverted triangle choke submission victory over Masvidal became an overnight sensation on YouTube.
The Curran-Imada winner will earn a shot at Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. Imada submitted to a rear-naked choke from Alvarez in the 2009 final.
Bellator Fighting Championships 21
Thursday, June 10
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Fla.
2010 Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final
Pat Curran (155.5) vs. Toby Imada (155.5)
Megumi Fujii (118.5) vs. Sarah Schneider (119.5)
Steven Banks (265.25) vs. Mike Hayes (235)
* Eric Luke (137.5) vs. Zach Makovsky (135.5)
Jose Figueroa (155.5) vs. Luis Palomino (153.75)
** Sabah Homasi (174.5) vs. Frank Carillo (175)
Chris Boffil (184) vs. Moyses Gabin (184.5)
Mitchell Chamale (136) vs. Brian Eckstein (136)
* Luke was given 60 minutes to lose the additional weight
** Catchweight
Co-headliners Megumi Fujii (118.5) and Sarah Schneider (119.5) also made weight without incident at Friday’s official weigh-in.
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The well-traveled and seasoned Imada, a 2009 Bellator finalist, submitted Carey Vanier with a second-round armbar in May. The 31-year-old has posted 11 wins in his last 12 bouts and owns notable victories against American Top Team’s Jorge Masvidal and WEC veteran James Krause. Imada’s standing inverted triangle choke submission victory over Masvidal became an overnight sensation on YouTube.
The Curran-Imada winner will earn a shot at Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. Imada submitted to a rear-naked choke from Alvarez in the 2009 final.
Bellator Fighting Championships 21
Thursday, June 10
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hollywood, Fla.
2010 Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final
Pat Curran (155.5) vs. Toby Imada (155.5)
Megumi Fujii (118.5) vs. Sarah Schneider (119.5)
Steven Banks (265.25) vs. Mike Hayes (235)
* Eric Luke (137.5) vs. Zach Makovsky (135.5)
Jose Figueroa (155.5) vs. Luis Palomino (153.75)
** Sabah Homasi (174.5) vs. Frank Carillo (175)
Chris Boffil (184) vs. Moyses Gabin (184.5)
Mitchell Chamale (136) vs. Brian Eckstein (136)
* Luke was given 60 minutes to lose the additional weight
** Catchweight
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