Bellator 59 official weigh-in scheduled for 5:00 p.m. EST Friday, November 25th At the Palladium Ballroom located in Caesars Atlantic City

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Spike.com to stream LIVE fights at 7 p.m. ET / MTV2-EPIX2 broadcast at 9 p.m. ET Saturday

Atlantic City, New Jersey. (November 23, 2011) —The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator 59 will take place FRIDAY at 5:00 P.M. EST inside the Palladium Ballroom of Caesars, located at 2100 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Bellator 59 will take place at Caesars Atlantic City on Saturday, November 26th with the first fight taking place at 7 p.m. ET and streaming LIVE on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will begin at 9 p.m. ET and will air LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX2.

All participants from Saturday night’s event will be on hand, including Heavyweight Tournament finalists Thiago Santos and Eric Prindle, as well as Bantamweight Tournament finalists Alexis Vila and Eduardo Dantas.

The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.

As always the weigh-in is open to both the public and media.

If you are not able to attend the official weigh-in/pre-fight conference for Bellator Fighting Championship’s Saturday event, you can catch all the action LIVE at www.Bellator.com. The entire weigh-in/pre-fight press conference for Bellator 59 will be streaming LIVE at 5:00 P.M. EST.

The full fight card for Bellator 59 is below:

MAIN CARD:

Heavyweight Tournament Final Fight: Thiago Santos (10-1) vs. Eric Prindle (9-1)

Bantamweight Tournament Final Fight: Alexis Vila (11-0) vs. Eduardo Dantas (12-2)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Patricky Pitbull (9-2) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (16-6)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Marcin Held (11-2) vs. Phillipe Nover (5-3-1)

UNDERCARD:

Catchweight (175 lbs.) Feature Fight: Karl Amoussou (12-4-2) vs. Jesus Martinez (6-1)

Welterweight Feature Fight: LeVon Maynard (11-8) vs. Chris Wing (3-1)

Catchweight (175 lbs.) Feature Fight: Lucas Pimenta (4-0) vs. Doug Gordon (11-10)

Featherweight Feature Fight: Brylan Van Artsdalen (5-2) vs. Scott Heckman (8-3)

Middleweight Feature Fight: Brandon Saling (6-4) vs. Gregory Milliard (1-2)

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.