Bellator 56 – October 29
Date: October 29, 2011
Location: Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS
TV: The Score (Canada) MTV2 (US) Spike.com (Prelims)
Tickets:
Main Card:
Ben Askren (8-0) vs. Jay Hieron (22-4)
***Welterweight Title Fight
*Thiago Santos (9-1) vs. Neil Grove (11-4-1)
*Eric Prindle (8-1) vs. Ron Sparks (8-0)
Preliminary Card:
Daniel Gallemore vs. Derrick Ruffin
Rudy Bears vs. Marcio Navarro
Adam Schindler vs. Jeremy Spoon
Dan Spohn vs. Kelvin Tiller
Emanuel “E.J.” Brooks vs. Willian de Souza
Jacob Aiken vs. Jeimeson Saudino
Aaron Ely vs. Owen Evinger
*Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
UPDATE: Added Mike Hayes vs. Blagoi Ivanov and Eric Prindle vs. Ron Sparks in Heavyweight Tournament semi-finals.
Hayes may not be ready in time due to possible broken orbital bone… I think this is the first time a tournament fight has been in jeopardy due to an injury!
http://mmajunkie.com/news/25518/bellator-heavyweight-hayes-tourney-spot-in-jeopardy-with-medical-suspension.mma
I thought Grove won that fight anyway, toss Grove in as a replacement for Hayes.
NOTE: If Mike Hayes is unable to get his 60 day medical suspension (fractured orbital bone) lifted in time for this event, Thiago Santos, who defeated Josh Burns at Bellator 53, will take his place in the tournament.
I heard Mike Hayes and Blagoi are both out…
its Neil Grove vs Thiago Santos now…
Thanks… I forgot to update this one, I know Santos is in but haven’t heard anything about Grove stepping in.
UPDATE: Neil Grove replaces injured Blagoi Ivanov against Thiago Santos
Prelims on Spike.com, nice…
Any idea what the rest of the card looks like?