Three months after Kheder was involved in a controversial decision win over Hermes Franca in a fight that was later overturned by the promoter to a no-contest result, the Tunisian judoka failed to make weight for a Bellator 36 bout lightweight tournament bout with Toby Imada (28-15 MMA, 4-2 BFC).
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned that undefeated Indianan Josh Shockley (6-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC), who was scheduled to fight on the evening’s preliminary card, has been tapped as a replacement for Kheder, who will now likely face a hearing before the Louisiana Boxing and Wrestling Commission before he fights again in the U.S.
Featuring all four quarterfinal bouts in Bellator’s season-four lightweight tournament, Bellator 36 takes place Saturday at Louisiana’s Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. Today’s official weigh-ins took place at the same venue.
According to sources close to the event, Kheder was as much as six pounds overweight for the 155-pound affair. The 36-year-old declined to register an official weight and instead left the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium without ever stepping on the scale.
Ferrid Kheder refuses to weigh in for Bellator 36
Three months after Kheder was involved in a controversial decision win over Hermes Franca in a fight that was later overturned by the promoter to a no-contest result, the Tunisian judoka failed to make weight for a Bellator 36 bout lightweight tournament bout with Toby Imada (28-15 MMA, 4-2 BFC). MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned that…
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