Fans are invited to Friday's Bellator 51 fighter weigh-ins and pre-event press conference, which take place at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
The festivities begin at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) and also stream live on MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com).
Bellator 51 takes place the following day at Canton Memorial Civic Center and features the opening round of the season-five bantamweight tournament.
The night's main card airs on MTV2 (and in high-definition on EPIX), and the prelims stream on Spike.com.
The prelims, in fact, have a small change that finalizes the card.
Although his opponent wasn't previously announced, bantamweight Farkhad Sharipov (13-3 MMA, 1-0 BFC) takes on Jesse Riggleman (10-2 MMA, 0-0 BFC). The prelims now feature six bouts, most of which features fighters from northeast-Ohio area.
The full Bellator 51 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (MTV2)
Alexis Vila vs. Joe Warren (bantamweight-tourney opening round)
Eduardo Dantas vs. Wilson Reis (bantamweight-tourney opening round)
Luiz Nogueira vs. Ed West (bantamweight-tourney opening round)
Chase Beebe vs. Marcos Galvao (bantamweight-tourney opening round)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com)
Jessica Eye vs. Casey Noland
Dane Bonnigson vs. Dan Spohn
John Hawk vs. Allan Weickert
Joey Holt vs. Clint Musser
Frank Caraballo vs. Dustin Kempf
Jesse Rigglema vs. Farkhad Sharipov
Source - MMAJunkie