Bellator 97: Chandler vs. Rickels Weigh-in Photo Gallery The MMA Corner Staff July 30, 2013 Events, Photos On Tuesday, July 30, Bellator MMA hosted the weigh-ins for its final event of its Summer Series, Bellator 97. The event will take place from the Santa Ana Star Casino in Albuquerque, N.M. on Wednesday, July 31. The stacked card will be headlined by two title fights, two tournament finals and the semifinals of the promotion’s bantamweight tournament. In the main event of the evening, undefeated lightweight champion Michael Chandler faces off with recent tournament winner David “Caveman” Rickels. The night’s co-main event features undefeated welterweight kingpin Ben Askren taking on fast-rising Russian Andrey Koreshkov. Also on the Spike TV-broadcast main card, the Summer Series light heavyweight champion will be decided as Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal clashes with Jacob Noe and a new heavyweight title challenger will be determined when Ryan Martinez battles Vitaly Minakov. The 14-fight card will be split between a five-fight main card on Spike TV that kicks off at 7 p.m. ET and a nine-fight preliminary card stream on Spike.com that begins at 5:30 p.m. ET. Below is a photo gallery of the weigh-ins, shot by The MMA Corner’s Bryan Henderson Michael Chandler (L) faces off with David Rickels Michael Chandler Michael Chandler David Rickels David Rickels Ben Askren vs. Andrey Koreshkov Ben Askren Ben Askren Andrey Koreshkov Andrey Koreshkov Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal vs. Jacob Noe Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal Jacob Noe Jacob Noe Vitaly Minakov vs. Ryan Martinez Vitaly Minakov Vitaly Minakov Ryan Martinez Ryan Martinez Patricio “Pitbull” Freire vs. Jared Downing Patricio “Pitbull” Freire Jared Downing Donald Sanchez vs. Cliff Wright Donald Sanchez Cliff Wright Felipe Chavez vs. Adrian Cruz Felipe Chavez Adrian Cruz Richard Jacques vs. Javier Palacios Richard Jacques Javier Palacios Shawn Bunch vs. Russell Wilson Shawn Bunch Russell Wilson Keith Berry vs. Jeremy Kimball Keith Berry Jeremy Kimball (Bryan Henderson/The MMA Corner) Bubba Jenkins vs. Mike Barreras Bubba Jenkins Mike Barreras Frank Baca vs. Anthony Leone Frank Baca Anthony Leone Rodrigo Lima vs. Rafael Silva Rodrigo Lima Rafael Silva Will Brooks vs. Cris Leyva Will Brooks Cris Leyva Jimmy Smith Sean Wheelock Bellator Girls Spike TV Main CardMichael Chandler (154.6) vs. David Rickels (154.6) – for Bellator lightweight title Ben Askren (169.9) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (169.2) – for Bellator welterweight title Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (205.6) vs. Jacob Noe (205.7) – light-heavyweight tournament final Ryan Martinez (262.8) vs. Vitaly Minakov (239.1) – heavyweight tournament final Jared Downing (145.9) vs. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (145.1) Spike.com Preliminary CardWill Brooks (157.5) vs. Cris Leyva (157.3) Rodrigo Lima (135.4) vs. Rafael Silva (136)# – bantamweight tournament semifinal Frank Baca (135.4) vs. Anthony Leone (135.9) – bantamweight tournament semifinal Mike Barreras (155.8) vs. Bubba Jenkins (156) Richard Jacques (151.2)* vs. Javier Palacios (148.4) Keith Berry (189.9) vs. Jeremy Kimball (189.2) Felipe Chavez (134.9) vs. Adrian Cruz (136) Donald Sanchez (145.4) vs. Cliff Wright (148.8)* Shawn Bunch (135.6) vs. Russell Wilson (135.6) *Wright and Jacques will both forfeit a portion of their purse for missing weight #Silva initially weighed-in at 136.2, but made weight on his second attempt. Photo: Michael Chandler (L) faces off with David Rickels (Bryan Henderson/The MMA Corner)