Bellator Fighting Championships held the weigh-ins for this weekends Bellator 53 on Friday evening from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, which will also hold tomorrow’s live event.
Bellator 53 features the semi-finals of the Season Five Welterweight tournament as former UFC fighter Ben ‘Killa’B’ Saunders (170.5 lbs) takes on Luis Santos (170.5 lbs), and former MFC champ Douglas Lima (170.5 lbs) meets Chris Lozano (169.75 lbs).
Also on the main card is a featherweight bout between Ronnie Mann (145.75 lbs) vs. Kenny Foster (146 lbs), as well as a Season Five Heavyweight tournament reserve bout between Brazilian fighter Thiago Santos (263.5 lbs) and Josh Burns (262.5 lbs).
The main card for Bellator 53 is set to air live on MTV2 (and on EPIX in HD) beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST), with the entire four bout prelim card streaming on Spike.com at 7PM EST (4PM EST).
Main Card
Welterweight Semifinal bout: Luis Santos (170.5) vs. Ben Saunders (170.5)
Welterweight Semifinal bout: Chris Lozano (169.75) vs. Douglas Lima (170.5)
Featherweight bout: Kenny Foster (146) vs. Ronnie Mann (145.75)
Heavyweight bout: Josh Burns (262.5) vs. Thiago Santos (263.5)
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Middleweight bout: Darryl Cobb (185) vs. Giva Santana (185.5)
Catchweight (175) bout A.J. Matthews (175) vs. Rudy Bears (174)
Light heavyweight bout: Raphael Davis (206) vs. Myron Dennis (204.5)
Catchweight (157) bout: Emanuel Brooks (160.5)* vs. Greg Scott (157)
* Brooks was given extra time to make weight