Bellator LI is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event is scheduled to take place on September 24, 2011. The event will be distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Official Fight Card
Main Card
Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: United States Joe Warren vs. Cuba Alexis Vila
Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Brazil Wilson Reis vs. Brazil Eduardo Dantas
Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: United States Chase Beebe vs. Brazil Marcos Galvao
Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: United States Ed West vs. Brazil Luis Nogueira
Local Feature Fights
Featherweight bout: United States Frank Caraballo vs. United States Dustin Kempf
Women's (125 lbs) bout: United States Jessica Eye vs. United States Casey Noland
Bantamweight bout: Kyrgyzstan Farkhad Sharipov vs.United States Jesse Riggleman
Light Heavyweight bout: United States Dane Bonnigson vs. United States Dan Spohn
Light Heavyweight bout: United States John Hawk vs. United States Allan Weickert
Lightweight bout: United States Clint Musser vs. United States Joey Holt
Background
This event will host the first round of an eight-man bantamweight tournament to be held over the course of Bellator's fifth season.
Joe Soto was originally scheduled to face Eduardo Dantas in the opening round of the bantamweight-tournament. However, he was pulled from the bout after losing to Eddie Yagin at Tachi Palace Fights 10 and replaced by Wilson Reis.