Bellator 73 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event will take place on August 24, 2012 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.Fight cardMAIN CARD (MTV2) Champ Pat Curran vs. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (for featherweight title)
Marcos Galvao vs. Luis Nogueira (season-six bantamweight tournament final)
Attila Vegh vs. Travis Wiuff ("Summer Series" light-heavyweight-tourney final)
Ryan Martinez vs. Mike WesselPRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com) Chris Coggins vs. Zach Underwood
Cosmo Alexander vs. Harry Johnson
Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio vs. Amaechi Oselukwue
Maurice Jackson vs. Chris Miller
Andy Uhrich vs. Joe Williams
Brian Albin vs. Jacob Noe
Jay Black vs. Brian HallBackgroundThis fight card will feature Pat Curran making the first defense of his Featherweight title. He will defend against Bellator season 4 Featherweight tournament winner Patricio Freire.
The card will also feature the finals of the season 6 Bantamweight tournament and 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight tournament.Aug 8 - updated fightcard & background