From the most recent Bellator press release here are the first round match-ups for the lightweight tournament:
April 8th (Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood, Fla.) Roger Huerta (20-3-1) vs. Chad Hinton (6-0) and Janne Tulirinta (12-3) vs. Carey Vanier (7-2)
April 15th (Chicago Theatre – Chicago, Ill.) Pat Curran (9-3) vs. Mike Ricci (5-0)
April 22nd (Mohegan Sun Resort – Uncasville, Conn.) Toby Imada (20-13) vs. Ferrid Kheder (16-5)
Clearly Huerta/Hinton is the marquee fight here but Imada/Kheder is very interesting and Ricci/Curran will be taking place on Curran’s turf.
Other announced fights for the promotion include:
April 8
Joe Warren vs. Eric Marriott (FW Tournament)
Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Bao Quach (FW Tournament)
April 15
Ben Askren vs. Ryan Thomas (WW Tournament)
Wilson Reis vs. Shad Lierley (FW Tournament)
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire vs. William Romero (FW Tournament)
April 22
Dan Hornbuckle vs. Sean Pierson (WW Tournament)
Jacob McClintock vs. “Judo” Jim Wallhead (WW Tournament)
Steve Carl vs. Brett Cooper (WW Tournament)
May 20:
Paulo Filho vs. Hector Lombard (non-tournament) *Rumored, not confirmed*
Eddie Alvarez vs. Josh Neer (non-tournament) was also announced for a May date.