Press Release – Yuma, Arizona. (October 21, 2011) – The Bellator 55 weigh-ins have been completed from Yuma, Arizona in preparation for Bellator’s Saturday night event at Cocopah Casino, which features the semifinals of the Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament.
Bellator 55 will be broadcast LIVE on Saturday, October 22 at 9:00 pm ET/8:00 pm CT on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. The undercard will begin at 7:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm CT and streamed LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com.
The full results for Bellator 55 are below:
MAIN CARD:
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Fight: Marcos Galvao (135.5) vs. Alexis Vila (134.75)
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Fight: Eduardo Dantas (135) vs. Ed West (135)
Light Heavyweight Non-title Feature Fight: Travis Wiuff (205) vs. Christian M’Pumbu (201.75)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Steve Gable (155.5) vs. Ricardo Tirloni (154.75)
UNDERCARD:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Cesar Avila (155.5) vs. Efrain Escudero (156)
Catchweight Feature Fight (211 lbs): Richard Hale (210.5) vs. Carlos Flores (210)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Jacob Ortiz (185.75) vs. Edgar Garcia (185)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Erin Beach (155) vs. Roscoe Jackson (158)
Featherweight Feature Fight: Nick Piedmont (146) vs. Jade Porter (145)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Steve Steinbeiss (186) vs. Dano Moore (184.75)
For more information, visit Bellator.com; follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or 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.
About EPIX
EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), is a next-generation premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service launched on October 30, 2009. With access to more than 15,000 motion pictures spanning the vast libraries of its partners and other studios, EPIX provides a powerful entertainment experience with more feature films on demand and online and more HD movies than any other service. It is the only premium service providing its entire monthly line-up of new Hollywood titles, classic feature films, original series, music and comedy specials through the linear channel, video-on-demand and online at EpixHD.com, the leading online destination for movies.
EPIX has made the commitment to deliver the industry’s most expansive online collection of movies, making more than 3,000 titles available on EpixHD.com. The service is available to over 30 million homes nationwide through distribution partners including Charter Communications, Cox Communications, DISH Network, Mediacom Communications, NCTC, Suddenlink Communications and Verizon FiOS.