Bellator Fighting Championships kicks off their fifth season this Saturday when the curtain is drawn on “Bellator 49” inside the Caesars in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
To help generate some hoopla for Season 5, the company has released a preview special that offers an in-depth look at the season’s upcoming welterweight, middleweight, bantamweight and heavyweight tournaments. The video features the stories behind some of the athletes competing for their shot at the title.
The preview will be airing all week on MTV2:
Wednesday, September 7th – 2:30PM ET on MTV2
Friday, September 9th – 2:30PM ET on MTV2
Saturday, September 10th – 8:30PM ET on MTV2
For those of you that just can’t wait to watch the hype video, please click the media player below for immediate access:
Bellator Fighting Championships Fall Preview
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Here are the athletes slated to appear in this season’s tourneys:
Welterweights (September 10th):
Douglas Lima vs. Steve Carl
Dan Hornbuckle vs. Luis Santos
Ben Saunders vs. Chris Cisneros
Brent Weedman vs. Chris Lozano
Middleweights (September 17th):
Bryan Baker vs. Jared Hess
Alexander Shlemenko vs. Zelg Galesic
Vitor Vianna vs. Sam Alvey
Brian Rogers vs. Victor O’Donnell
Bantamweights (September 24th):
Joe Warren vs. Alexis Vila
Eduardo Dantas vs. Wilson Reis
Ed West vs. Luiz Nogueira
Marcos Galvao vs. Chase Beebe
Heavyweights (October 1st):
Mark Holata vs. Ron Sparks
Neil Grove vs. Mike Hayes
Blagoi Ivanov vs. Thiago Santos
Eric Prindle vs. Abe Wagner
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