Bellator 101 Weigh-In Results: Joe Warren, Nick Kirk Hit Marks for Bantamweight Semifinal

Bantamweight headliners Joe Warren and Nick Kirk were both cleared to compete at Thursday’s Bellator 101 weigh-ins.

Warren (135.7) and Kirk (135.7) will square off Friday night in the Spike TV-broadcast main event from the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., with the winner advancing to the Season 9 bantamweight tournament finals to face Travis Marx.

The event will also showcase the opening round of Bellator’s lightweight tournament, which sees UFC veterans Marcus Davis (156), Rich Clementi (155.5) and John Alessio (155.6) do battle with Russian prospect Alexander Sarnavskiy (155.4), Brazilian veteran Ricardo Tirloni (155.5) and once-beaten American Will Brooks (155.3). Season 8 finalist Saad Awad (155.9) will round out the bracket, as the heavy-handed Californian locks up with British talent Martin Stapleton (156).

The evening’s preliminary draw streams immediately prior on Spike.com and will feature some of Portland’s best-known veterans, as Ryan Healy (154.4) battles Marcin Held (155.7), Tyson Jeffries (183.8) faces Dave Vitkay (185.6) and Nathan Coy (170.5) squares off with Andy Uhrich (170).

Bellator 101 Weigh-In Results

Joe Warren (135.7) vs. Nick Kirk (135.7)
Marcus Davis (156) vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy (155.4)
Rich Clementi (155.5) vs. Ricardo Tirloni (155.5)
John Alessio (155.6) vs. Will Brooks (155.3)
Saad Awad (155.9) vs. Martin Stapleton (156)
Ryan Healy (154.4) vs. Marcin Held (155.7)
Tyson Jeffries (183.8) vs. Dave Vitkay (185.6)
Nathan Coy (170.5) vs. Andy Uhrich (170)
Brent Primus (155.5) vs. Scott Thometz (155.9)
Zach Skinner (134.7) vs. Austin Springer (134.8)
Jeremiah Riggs (181.2) vs. Peter Aspenwal (186)