Bellator Fighting Championships' April 3 debut now has a location. The ESPN Deportes-backed organization today announced its premiere event Bellator Fighting Championships (03 Apr 09) will take place at the Hard Rock Live Arena at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.

The organization will launch three of its four eight-man tournaments at the event, and featured opening-round matchups include lightweights Eddie Alvarez vs Daniel Morales and Jorge Masvidal vs Diego Gardijo.

Beginning with the April 3 event and running for 12 weeks, the Bellator shows will be held in the venues across the country on Friday nights. The events will then air on a one-day delay on ESPN Deportes in two-hour Saturday-night timeslots.

The organization is hosting eight-man tournaments in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions, though the initial show won't include any welterweight opening-round fights.

In addition to Alvarez vs Morales and Masvidal vs Garijo, three featherweight bouts are official: Nick Gonzalez vs Yahir Reyes, Joe Soto vs Ben Greer, and Estevan Payan vs Luis Palomino.

Additionally, a source close to the fighter told MMAjunkie.com reigning EliteXC bantamweight champ Wilson Reis is expected to meet Henry Martinez in a tournament bout. However, Bellator officials could not confirm the fight.

Source: mmajunkie.com