The Maximum Fighting Championship is excited to announce the addition of a middleweight
bout to the lineup for "MFC 37: True Grit" taking place on Friday, May 10 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Hometown striker Chase “Deggy” Degenhardt (8-3) will face the toughest test of his career as
he takes on former MFC title challenger “Smilen” Sam Alvey (19-5, 1 NC) on the main card airing
live on AXS TV Fights from the Shaw Conference Centre beginning at 10 p.m. ET/8 p.m. MT/7
p.m. PT.

Degenhardt boasts six knockouts on his career resume, and is coming
off a second-round stoppage of Chad Sherman on the undercard of MFC 35. The Edmonton,
Alberta, product, who will ride a two-fight winning streak into the matchup, has notched
notable victories over Dan Chambers and Chuck Pelc.

Meanwhile, Alvey will be looking to rebound following his narrow decision defeat to Elvis
Mutapcic in their MFC world middleweight title bout at MFC 36. The 26-year-old, who trains in
Temecula, California, came up just short in a hard-fought encounter against the reigning champ
as the two went punch-for-punch in an action-packed stand-up battle.

Alvey has notched 11 wins by way of knockout and added a pair of
victories by submission. His career is highlighted by a pair of four-fight winning streaks, and an
impressive seven-fight run that included wins over Karl Amoussou and Jason Guida.

Alvey recently married “America’s Next Top Model” winner McKey Sullivan and the couple are
expecting their first child.

Results for Bellator 50, held Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.:

• MAIN CARD - MIDDLEWEIGHT TOURNEY QUARTERFINALS (MTV2, Epix)
• Bryan Baker def. Jared Hess via TKO (ground strikes), Rd. 3, 2:52
• Brian Rogers def. Victor O'Donnell via TKO (ground strikes), Rd. 1, 1:56
• Alexander Shlemenko def. Zelg Galesic via submission (standing guillotine), Rd. 1, 1:55
• Vitor Vianna def. Sam Alvey via split decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29)
• LOCAL FEATURE FIGHTS (Spike.com)
• Rad Martinez def. Bryan Van Hoven via unanimous dec. (30-27 x 3)
• Ailton Barbosa def. Ryan Keenan via submission (rear naked choke), Rd. 1, 1:55
• Brett Cooper def. Valdir Araujo via TKO (ground strikes), Rd. 3, 0:35
• Cristiano Souza def. John Kelly via unanimous dec. (29-28 x 3)
• J.P. Reese def. Martin "Trey" Brown via unanimous dec.
• Marcelo Goncalves def. Dietter Navarro via submission (arm bar), Rd. 1, 2:01
• Shah Babonis def. Marcos da Matta via KO (punch), Rd. 3, 2:52

Weigh-in results for Bellator 50, which takes place Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.:

MAIN CARD - MIDDLEWEIGHT TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS (MTV2, Epix)

• Jared Hess (185.5) vs. Bryan Baker (184.5)
• Zelg Galesic (184.5) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (185.5)
• Sam Alvey (185.5) vs. Vitor Vianna (184.75)
• Victor O'Donnell (185.5) vs. Brian Rogers (185.5)

LOCAL FEATURE FIGHTS (Spike.com)

• Bryan Van Hoven (155.75) vs. Rad Martinez (155.5)
• Ailton Barbosa (170.5) vs. Ryan Keenan (170.5)
• Brett Cooper (185) vs. Valdir Araujo (185.25)
• Cristiano Souza (170) vs. John Kelly (170.5)
• J.P. Reese (155.75) vs. Martin "Trey" Brown (155)
• Dietter Navarro (156.75) vs. Marcelo Goncalves (156.5)
• Marcos da Matta (140.25) vs. Shah Babonis (139.25)

All fighters made weight Friday for Saturday's Bellator 45 event, which takes place at at L’Auberge du Lac Event Center in Lake Charles, La. MTV2 has the television coverage Saturday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.  Full results below:

• MAIN CARD
• Light Heavyweight World Title Fight: Christian M'Pumbu (199.4 lbs.) vs. Richard Hale (204.4 lbs.)
• Featherweight Final Fight: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (145.8 lbs.) vs. Daniel Straus (145 lbs.)
• Middleweight Qualifier Fight: Sam Alvey (184.6 lbs.) vs. Karl Amoussou (185 lbs.)
• UNDERCARD
• John Hill (254.8 lbs.) vs. Shawn Jordan (255.2 lbs.)
• Nicolae Cury (171 lbs.) vs. Luis “Sapo” Santos (171 lbs.)
• Tim Ruberg (185.4 lbs.) vs. Mike Fleniken (185 lbs.)
• Joseph Abercrombie (139.8 lbs.) vs. Ben Parpart (139 lbs.)

*The undercard match between Rene Nazare and Kalvin Hackney will have same-day weigh-ins on Saturday

A middleweight bout between Karl Amoussou (11-3-2) and fast-rising Sam Alvey (14-2) has been added to next month's Bellator 45 event, MMAjunkie.com confirmed with a source close to the show.

Bellator 45 takes place at L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La.

The night's main card airs on MTV2, and Amoussou vs. Alvey could be part of the broadcast.