Marcus ‘Lelo’ Aurelio hoping to bring attention to art of capoeira at Bellator 79

Highly touted capoeira practitioner Marcus “Lelo” Aurelio on Friday makes his Bellator debut.

The 26-year-old Brazilian takes on fellow Bellator newcomer Christ Franck to close out the preliminary card of Bellator 79, which takes place at Casino Rama…

Highly touted capoeira practitioner Marcus “Lelo” Aurelio on Friday makes his Bellator debut.

The 26-year-old Brazilian takes on fellow Bellator newcomer Christ Franck to close out the preliminary card of Bellator 79, which takes place at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada.

The main card airs on MTV2 at 8 p.m. ET. The prelims, including Aurelio-Franck, stream at Spike.com starting at 7 p.m. ET, and the entire event also can be seen at MMAjunkie.com.