Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up

Bellator MMA bouts will be part of NASCAR All-Star Race weekend

Bellator logo

NASCAR fans who also enjoy MMA fighting will get a bonus before the May 20 Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Speedway officials announced Tuesday that the Monster Energy Bellator MMA Fight Series will host several bouts in the Fan Zone from 3 to 5 p.m. ET. Several up-and-coming fighters from North Carolina and the surrounding area will be taking part (see bout schedule below).

Also, on Friday May 19 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET, there will be an autograph session with two of the biggest names in the history of MMA fighting: former UFC champion Tito Ortiz and former PRIDE and STRIKEFORCE titleholder Dan Henderson.

Following that will be the Monster Energy Open at 6 p.m. ET and then the NASCAR All-Star Race at 8 p.m. ET.

Here’s the schedule for the four bouts that will take place prior to the All-Star Race festivities:

Heavyweight Main Event: Allen Crowder (7-2, Mebane, N.C.) vs. Robert Neal (4-2, Jefferson, Ga.)

Welterweight Bout: Jeremie Holloway (8-2, Charlotte, N.C) vs. Jacob McClintock (8-2, Charleston, S.C.)

Lightweight Bout: Mike Stevens (6-3, Winston-Salem, N.C) vs. Lashawn Alcocks (6-8, Wilmington, N.C.)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Allen Bose (5-0, Jacksonville, N.C.) vs. Chris Crawford (8-5, Durham, N.C)

Follow @JerryBonkowski