Tickets on Sale for Bellator 51 in Canton, Ohio

Posted on | August 29, 2011 | No Comments

Chicago, IL. (August 29, 2011) — Tickets are now on sale for Bellator 51, which will take place September 24from the Canton Civic Center in Canton, Ohio. First fight will be at 7 p.m. EST, while the televised portion of the night will begin at 9 p.m. EST and air LIVE on MTV2. The undercard for Bellator 51 will be loaded with talent from Ohio’s largest Mixed Martial Arts promotion, The North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS). Highlighting the undercard will be Ohio’s own Jessica Eye in action against Casey Noland, while Cleveland native Frank Caraballo will battle Dustin Kempf in a featherweight fight.

The night will also host the quarterfinals of Bellator’s bantamweight tournament, which will feature the self proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren, Cuban Olympian Alexis Vila and impressive Brazilian prospect Eduardo Dantas.

Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament – Quarterfinals (September 24, 2011 – Canton, Ohio.)

Joe Warren (7-1) vs. Alexis Vila (9-0)

Eduardo Dantas (12-2) vs. Wilson Reis (12-3)

Ed West (16-5) vs. Luis Nogueira (11-1)

Marcos Galvao (9-4-1) vs. Chase Beebe (19-6-1)

Tickets for the event can be purchased on Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com, as well as the Canton Civic Center box office.

For more information, visit Bellator.com; follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

About Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.

About MTV2

MTV2 is a man’s best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.