Bellator’s highly-anticipated Season 5 Preview Show Airing on MTV2 and Spike.com all this week

Posted on | September 7, 2011 | No Comments

CHICAGO, Ill. (September 7, 2011) — Before Bellator Fighting Championships kicks off its talent-laden fifth season this Saturday at 9 p.m. EST, MTV2 and Spike.com are airing a Season 5 preview special that gives an in-depth look at the promotion’s upcoming welterweight, middleweight, bantamweight and heavyweight tournaments and uncovers the stories behind these world-class athletes competing for their shot at the title.

The preview special is scheduled to air three times on MTV2 before Saturday’s season opener from Caesars in Atlantic City, N.J.:

Wednesday, September 07- 2:30 p.m. EST on MTV2

Friday, September 09- 2:30 a.m. EST on MTV2

Saturday, September 10- 8:30 p.m. EST on MTV2

The Season 5 preview show can also be viewed on Spike.com, which will also stream LIVE undercard fights throughout the 12-week season. The video can be seen here: http://bit.ly/r4BxMU

Bellator’s fifth season will feature tournaments in the welterweight, middleweight, bantamweight and heavyweight divisions, a number of championship fights and a host of special feature fights. The full list of tournament matchups can be found below.

Welterweights (Sept. 10 – Caesar’s / Atlantic City, N.J.)

Douglas Lima vs. Steve Carl

Dan Hornbuckle vs. Luis Santos

Ben Saunders vs. Chris Cisneros

Brent Weedman vs. Chris Lozano

Middleweights (Sept. 17 – Seminole Hard Rock / Hollywood, Fla)

Bryan Baker vs. Jared Hess

Alexander Shlemenko vs. Zelg Galesic

Vitor Vianna vs. Sam Alvey

Brian Rogers vs. Victor O’Donnell

Bantamweights (Sept. 24 – Canton Civic Center / Canton, Ohio)

Joe Warren vs. Alexis Vila

Eduardo Dantas vs. Wilson Reis

Ed West vs. Luiz Nogueira

Marcos Galvao vs. Chase Beebe

Heavyweights (Oct. 1 – L’Auberge du Lac / Lake Charles, La.)

Mark Holata vs. Ron Sparks

Neil Grove vs. Mike Hayes

Blagoi Ivanov vs. Thiago Santos

Eric Prindle vs. Abe Wagner

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