Bellator LIX is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It is set to take on November 26, 2011 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event will be distributed live in prime time by MTV2.Official Fight Card
Main Card Heavyweight Tournament Final bout: Brazil Thiago Santos vs. United States Eric Prindle
Bantamweight Tournament Final bout: Cuba Alexis Vila vs. Brazil Eduardo Dantas
Lightweight bout: United States Kurt Pellegrino vs. Brazil Patricky Freire
Lightweight bout: United States Phillipe Nover vs. Poland Marcin HeldLocal Feature Fights Middleweight bout: United States Gregory Milliard vs. United States Brandon Saling
Featherweight bout: United States Brylan Van Artsdalen vs. United States Scott Heckman
Catchweight bout: France Karl Amoussou vs. United States Jesus Martinez
Welterweight bout: United States LeVon Maynard vs. United States Christopher Wing
175lbs. Catchweight bout: Doug Gordon vs. Lucas Pimenta Borges BackgroundThis event is expected to host the final round of Bellator's Season Five Bantamweight Tournament as well as the Bellator's Season Five Heavyweight Tournament.
Nov. 23, 2011 Michael Costa pulled out of his fight with Lyman Good due to an injury, which led the organization to scrap Good from the event all together. The lightweight bout between Phillipe Nover and Marcin Held was promoted to the main card.
The event will be distributed live in prime time by MTV2.nov 24 - updated fightcard & background