The preliminary card for next month's Bellator 52 event is set.
In the featured prelim, world kickboxing champion Cosmo Alexander (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC) fights veteran amateur lightweight Josh Quayhagen (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC) in a lightweight bout.
Bellator 52 takes place Oct. 1 at L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La. The night's main card airs on MTV2 (and in high definition on EPIX).
The preliminary card streams worldwide on Spike.com.
Other prelims include featherweights Genair da Silva (10-4 MMA, 0-1 BFC) vs. Bryan Goldsby (13-14 MMA, 1-2 BFC) and light heavyweights Matt Van Buren (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC) vs. Nick Nichols (5-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
In heavyweight action, Josh Burns (6-4 MMA, 0-1 BFC) takes on "The Ultimate Fighter 10" cast member Zak Jensen (10-7 MMA, 0-1 BFC), and Liron Wilson (9-4 MMA, 0-0 BFC) meets Justin Frazier (4-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
The full Bellator 52 card, which includes the opening round of Bellator's season-five heavyweight tournament, includes:
MAIN CARD (MTV2)
Mark Holata vs. Ron Sparks (heavyweight-tourney opening round)
Neil Grove vs. Mike Hayes (heavyweight-tourney opening round)
Blagoi Ivanov vs. Thiago Santos (heavyweight-tourney opening round)
Eric Prindle vs. Abe Wagner (heavyweight-tourney opening round)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com)
Cosmo Alexander vs. Josh Quayhagen
Genair da Silva vs. Bryan Goldsby
Nick Nichols vs. Matt Van Buren
Josh Burns vs. Zak Jensen
Justin Frazier vs. Liron Wilson
Source - MMAJunkie