Bellator 59
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| Genre | Sports |
| Created by | Bjorn Rebney |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Original network | MTV 2 |
| Original release | September 10 – November 26, 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series |
| Followed by | Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six |
| Bellator 49 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | September 10, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Caesars Atlantic City | |||
| City |
 Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | September 17, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
| City |
Hollywood, Florida
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| Bellator 51 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | September 24, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Canton Memorial Civic Center | |||
| City | Canton, Ohio | |||
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| Bellator 52 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 1, 2011 | |||
| Venue | L'Audberge du Lac Casino Resort | |||
| City | Lake Charles , Louisiana | |||
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| Bellator 53 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 8, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Buffalo Run Hotel & Casino | |||
| City | Miami, Oklahoma | |||
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| Bellator 54 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 15, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall | |||
| City |
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Bellator 55 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 22, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Cocopah Resort and Casino | |||
| City |
Yuma, Arizona
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| Bellator 56 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 29, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Memorial Hall | |||
| City |
Kansas City, Kansas
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| Bellator 57 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | November 12, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Casino Rama | |||
| City |
 Rama, Ontario
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Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five was the fifth and latest installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, and began on September 10, 2011.Mixed martial arts tournaments will were held in multiple weight classes, including the bantamweight, welterweight, middleweight, and heavyweight divisions.
Bellator 49 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 10, 2011 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The card was the debut of the promotion's fifth season and distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the first round of an eight-man welterweight tournament to be held over the duration of Bellator's fifth season.
Rick Hawn was expected to face Ben Saunders at this event but Hawn was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury. Hawn was replaced by Bellator newcomer Chris Cisneros.
The Ultimate Fighter 12 competitor, Andy Main, was set to fight Kenny Foster on the undercard of this event. However, after an undisclosed injury, Main was pulled from the bout.
On September 6, 2011, it was announced Bellator's Season 5 "Local Feature Fights" would be streamed live on Spike.com, starting with this event.
The event drew an estimated 235,000 viewers on MTV2.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)
Bellator 50 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 17, 2011 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
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