Huerta, Vanier To Make Bellator Debut on Fox Sports This Thursday

Bellator XIII - Thursday, April 8, 2010

Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for its highly anticipated second season on Thursday April 8th, 2010.  After having two shows in 2009 in front of raucous Florida crowds last year, Bellator returns this year with some of the strongest tournament competitors every put together in MMA history.  Headlining the show is MMA legend Roger Huerta making his highly touted return to MMA along with three other first round tournament fights.  Join Bellator at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino or view on television live on FOX Sports Net with highlight shows playing Saturday April 10th on NBC and Telemundo.

Tickets are on sale now for this event - get yours today at Ticketmaster.com.

Lightweight Tournament Matchups:

Roger Huerta (20-3) vs. Chad Hinton (6-0)

Carey Vanier (7-3) vs. Janne Tulirinta (12-3)

Joe Warren (2-1) vs. Eric Marriott (7-2)

Georgi Karakhanyan (12-1) vs. Bao Quach (17-9)


Bio: Carey Vanier
MMA Record: 7-3
High School: Minneapolis Roosevelt '99
College: Ridgewater College '02
2002 NJCAA All-American